Method prot_p

Lib/ftplib.py:746–760

Set up secure data connection.

(self)

            return resp

        def prot_p(self):
            '''Set up secure data connection.'''
            # PROT defines whether or not the data channel is to be protected.
            # Though RFC-2228 defines four possible protection levels,
            # RFC-4217 only recommends two, Clear and Private.
            # Clear (PROT C) means that no security is to be used on the
            # data-channel, Private (PROT P) means that the data-channel
            # should be protected by TLS.
            # PBSZ command MUST still be issued, but must have a parameter of
            # '0' to indicate that no buffering is taking place and the data
            # connection should not be encapsulated.
            self.voidcmd('PBSZ 0')
            resp = self.voidcmd('PROT P')
            self._prot_p = True
            return resp

        def prot_c(self):
            '''Set up clear text data connection.'''