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SFTP

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(1) (SSH FTP) Transferring files using the secure SSH protocol. See SSH.

(2) (Simple FTP) An earlier non-secure FTP program. See FTP and SSH.

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SFTP may refer to:

Relating to file transfer:

  • SSH File Transfer Protocol, a network protocol designed to provide secure file transfer and manipulation facilities over SSH
  • FTP over SSH, the practice of tunneling an FTP session over SSH, sometimes called Secure FTP (rarely used, because FTP's normal 2-channel nature makes such tunneling difficult)
  • Secure File Transfer Protocol, sometimes refers to SSH File Transfer Protocol, sometimes refers to FTP over SSH
  • secure file transfer program, 'sftp' on the command line, a true SSH File Transfer Protocol client from the OpenSSH project
  • Simple File Transfer Protocol, an unsecured and rarely-used file transfer protocol from the early days of the Internet
  • Serial File Transfer Protocol, a protocol used to transfer files between a PC and an embedded device using RS-232 or similar serial protocols

SFTP may also refer to:

See also

  • FTPS, or "FTP over SSL", another name used to encompass a number of ways in which FTP software can perform secure file transfers

 
 

Did you mean: SFTP (technology), SSH file transfer protocol

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