---
title: Turn on explicit TLS (FTPS) for FTP connections
date: 2026-06-15
description: FTP remote connections now have a Security selector, so you can switch on TLS encryption (FTPS) right from the connection form.
tags: ["Imports","Exports"]
categories: ["Changelog"]
url: https://www.getaltera.com/changelog/2026-06-15-enable-ftps-on-ftp-connections/
---


Setting up an FTP connection? You can now encrypt it with TLS without touching the database.

### What's New

- **Security selector** - the FTP connection form now offers "None (plain FTP)" or "TLS (FTPS)" for both import and export connections under Remote connections.
- **Explicit TLS** - choosing TLS (FTPS) opens the connection, upgrades it with AUTH TLS before your credentials are sent, then encrypts the data channel too.

Note: this covers explicit TLS (FTPES) on the standard FTP port. Implicit FTPS on port 990 is not supported.