Explore 700,000 Unsecured FTP servers

[neoromantique]

http://exploreftp.host/

[userbinator]

Previous related article (tl;dr: many of these are "unsecured" deliberately):

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12523455

It might just be my luck, but the first 4 I got were completely empty.

[neoromantique → userbinator]

>It might just be my luck, but the first 4 I got were completely empty.

It depends on luck, and there are indeed many empty ones. But I have found both full of content(Photos, Music, Films, and software sources), and even some servers where(even though I shouldn't) I could write or edit data.

[summarity → userbinator]

Indeed. Some more insight is here: http://news.softpedia.com/news/nearly-800-000-ftp-servers-ac...

[atdt]

The servers on this list allow anonymous logins, which is not the same as being unsecured.

[neoromantique → atdt]

Not all of them are deliberate.

[codnee → neoromantique]

Still doesn't mean they are insecure. As long as they only allow read access.

[neoromantique → codnee]

Some allow write.

[catshirt → neoromantique]

but not all unsecured, either. :)

[chadscira]

Heres a easier version http://s.codepen.io/icodeforlove/debug/KgggqA

[summarity]

Nice work. Maybe add a link to ftp:x.x.x.x to open in a new tab for further exploration.

[neoromantique → summarity]

Added.

[neoromantique]

Currently only accessible through google dns until it propagates further.

[joshmn → neoromantique]

Propagates, but 504.

[summarity → joshmn]

Turns out HN is a really effective DDoS (jk).

[neoromantique → summarity]

Back online, had to cut off the directory listing for each one of them unfortunately, but as a bonus now it's much faster.

[neoromantique → joshmn]

Fixed.