diff --git a/appl/ftp/ftp/cmdtab.c b/appl/ftp/ftp/cmdtab.c
index 66e687814..1c65e7158 100644
--- a/appl/ftp/ftp/cmdtab.c
+++ b/appl/ftp/ftp/cmdtab.c
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ char	userhelp[] =	"send new user information";
 char	verbosehelp[] =	"toggle verbose mode";
 
 char	prothelp[] = 	"set protection level";
+char	prothelp_c[] =	"set command protection level";
 #ifdef KRB4
 char	kauthhelp[] = 	"get remote tokens";
 #endif
@@ -193,7 +194,9 @@ struct cmd cmdtab[] = {
 	{ "verbose",	verbosehelp,	0,	0,	0,	setverbose },
 	{ "?",		helphelp,	0,	0,	1,	help },
 
-	{ "prot", 	prothelp, 	0, 	1, 	0,	sec_prot },
+	{ "protect", 	prothelp, 	0, 	1, 	0,	sec_prot },
+	/* what MIT uses */
+	{ "cprotect",	prothelp_c,	0,	1,	1,	sec_prot_command },
 #ifdef KRB4
 	{ "kauth", 	kauthhelp, 	0, 	1, 	0,	kauth },
 #endif
diff --git a/appl/ftp/ftp/security.h b/appl/ftp/ftp/security.h
index a3d667656..38a4b7c0c 100644
--- a/appl/ftp/ftp/security.h
+++ b/appl/ftp/ftp/security.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1998 - 2000 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
+ * Copyright (c) 1998 - 2005 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
  * (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden). 
  * All rights reserved. 
  *
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ enum protection_level get_command_prot(void);
 void sec_end (void);
 int sec_login (char *);
 void sec_prot (int, char **);
+void sec_prot_command (int, char **);
 int sec_request_prot (char *);
 void sec_set_protection_level (void);
 void sec_status (void);