FileZillaSecure

As a website administrator or web developer, having your logins and passwords hacked of stolen, must be up there in the list of your worst nightmares and deepest of fears.

Of course, there are multiple ways to do the best in your power so that this will never happen, starting by not allowing utilities so store your passwords, especially if they don't have support for encryption.

This said, as you may have figured out by now, FileZillaSecure is everything that FileZilla is, namely one of the most well-rounded FTP clients out there, but with an added touch of security.

In just a few words, this augmented version of FileZilla encrypts all your stored FTP credentials with the help of a master password of your choosing, in order to make sure that they will never fall into the wrong hands in case of a hacking attack.

The utility can be swiftly deployed on your computer thanks to a streamlined installer. At the end of the installation process, you will be prompted to enter a master password used to encrypt your FTP login credentials.

As expected, accessing the app's main window each time you launch the app requires you to re-enter the password.

If you have ever worked with FileZilla, it's business as usual regarding the workflow. If not, it also shouldn't be much of a problem, since the intuitive, tabbed interface makes navigating between folders or files feel like a walk in the park and the well-organized menu bar allows you to effortlessly access every feature.

Inherently, you still get support for latest IPv technologies and all the major transfer protocols such as FTP, FTP over SSL/TLS and SSH FTP. Support for batch download and upload from and to multiple servers is something that is still on the table, as well as other productivity-enhancing and customization features.

It goes without saying that FileZilla has a lot of things going for it, since it's lightweight, fast, intuitive and it saves all your credentials, all while being free. But we cannot get over the surprising fact that all your passwords are stored unencrypted (and only base64-encoded) within a plain XML file.

To put it bluntly, FileZillaSecure can only be a better application since it offers everything you would expect from its base platform, plus added security, without any tangible drawbacks.

Considering that this might just be one of the best examples of how the need for security has drastically changed over the past few years, we would not be too surprised if this app will soon gain a strong following.