Password Secrets of Popular FTP Clients
Have you forgot your FTP password? or wants to know password secrets of your favourite FTP software?
If so then you have come to right place. In this research article, you will learn the password secrets of top 20+ FTP applications such as FileZilla, SmartFTP, Core FTP, CuteFTP, Cyberduck etc.
For each FTP client, we will show you, where they store your passwords & how to recover them in case you forget your password.
Password Locations of Top FTP Clients
Here is the list of popular ftp clients & their encryption algorithm, password storage type, password file location.
Note: For more technical & password recovery details, please click on Application name (Eg: AutoFTP Pro) below
| FTP Client | Encryption | Type | Password File Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| AutoFTP Pro | XOR | File (INI) | c:\ftppros\connect.ini |
| Auto FTP Manager | Plain | File (SQLite) | c:\users\[user_name]\appdata\local\deskshare data\auto ftp manager\7.0\autoftpmanagersettings.db |
| BitKinex | BLOWFISH-256-ECB | File | c:\users\[user_name]\appdata\roaming\bitkinex\ bitkinex.ds |
| Bulletproof FTP | Custom | File | c:\users\[user_name]\appdata\local\bulletproof software\ bulletproof ftp client\2010\sites\bookmarks\bpftp.dat |
| Classic FTP | RC4 | Registry | HKCU\software\nch software\classicftp\ftpaccounts\site1\[ftp_server]\0 |
| Core FTP | AES-128-EBC | Registry | hkcu\software\ftpware\coreftp\sites |
| CuteFTP | BLOWFISH | File | c:\users\[user_name]\appdata\roaming\globalscape\ cuteftp\9.0\sm.dat |
| Cyberduck | DPAPI | Windows Credential Manager | |
| Dreamweaver | DPAPI | Registry | HKCU\software\adobe\common\[version]\sites |
| EmFTP | RC2 | Registry | HKCU\software\emurasoft\emftp\config |
| FileZilla | BASE64 | File (XML) | c:\users\[user_name]\appdata\roaming\filezilla\ sitemanager.xml recentservers.xml |
| FlashFXP | XOR | File (INI) | c:\users\[user_name]\appdata\roaming\flashfxp\5\ sites.dat |
| FFFTP | AES-256-CBC | Registry | HKCU\software\sota\ffftp\options |
| FreeFTP/DirectFTP | Blowfish-256-ECB | File (SQLite) | c:\users\[user_name]\appdata\roaming\sharedsettings.ccs |
| FTPRush (UltraFXP) | BLOWFISH | File (XML) | c:\users\[user_name]\appdata\roaming\ftprush\ rushsite.xml |
| FTP Commander | XOR | File | c:\program files\ftp commander\ftplist.txt |
| FTP Explorer | DPAPI | File (XML) | c:\users\[user_name]\appdata\roaming\ftp explorer\ profiles.xml |
| FTP Voyager | TEA | File | c:\users\[user_name]\appdata\roaming\rhinosoft\ftp voyager\ftpvoyager.archive or ftpvoyager.ftp |
| LeapFTP | XOR | File | c:\program files (x86)\leapftp 3.0\users\default\ sites.dat |
| MultiCommander | RC4 | File (XML) | c:\users\[user_name]\appdata\roaming\multicommander\ userdata\fs-ftp\ftpsites.xml |
| sFTP | PLAIN | File (JSON) | c:\users\[user_name]\appdata\roaming\sftpclient\db\ connection_manager.db |
| SmartFTP | PLAIN | File | c:\users\[user_name]\appdata\roaming\smartftp\client 2.0\favorites\quick connect\*.dat |
| SuperPuTTY | PLAIN | File (XML) | c:\users\[user_name]\documents\superputty\sessions.xml |
| Total Commander | Custom | File (INI) | c:\users\[user_name]\appdata\roaming\ghisler\wcx_ftp.ini |
| TurboFTP | Custom | File | c:\users\[user_name]\appdata\roaming\turboftp\addrbk.dat |
| WinSCP | Custom | Registry | HKCU\software\martin prikryl\winscp 2\sessions |
| WS_FTP | 3 DES | File (INI) | c:\users\[user_name]\appdata\roaming\ipswitch\ws_ftp\ sites\ws_ftp.ini |
Note: For more technical & password recovery details, please click on Application name.
How to Recover Password from FTP Clients
If you ever forget your FTP password, now you can easily & instantly recover your password without worrying about where it is stored and how to decrypt it.
XenArmor FTP Password Recovery Pro software can help you to quickly recover all your FTP server passwords with just a click of button as shown below,
Using this software, you can recover passwords from top 20+ FTP clients like FileZilla, Core FTP, CuteFTP, Cyberduck, FFFTP, FTP Commander, SmartFTP, WS_FTP etc.
Here is the quick video showing how to use this software to recover all your FTP passwords & more
For more details & download, please visit XenArmor FTP Password Recovery Pro
Hope this article has helped you to understand where different FTP clients save your passwords & how to uncover them.
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