No. It does perform authentication, but the password is sent to the server in clear text; this means that anyone with ample knowledge and access to your network or any network between you and the server could grab this information.
Secure Shell Protocol
scp is secure copy ftp is file transfer protocol. FTP is a file transfer protocol as send the file inside the network
Ftp is NOT a secure protocol. All usernames and passwords exchanged in setting up an FTP connection are sent in cleartext, data exchanged over and FTP connection is not encryption and the connection is subject to hijacking. A SFTP protocol however, is secure, thus your information is far safer.
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) which was replaced by SFTP.
A Secure FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is useful for transferring files from one location to another. i.e. from one server to another. Transferring is secure because the file is encrypted.
Like HTTP over SSL - HTTPS protocol, FTP has designed to support SSL in FTP7 - FTPS protocol. Also Secure child element is included to enhance security configuration in FTP7.
Because it was designed that way.. FTP is an acronym for File Transfer Protocol SFTP is the secure version..
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is an Internet protocol that allows file downloads and uploads. Other such internet protocols are torrent and P2P.
Cute FTP is a FTP client (used to connect to a server). FTP is a point-to-point protocol used for file transfert (FTP meaning File Transfert Protocol).
FTP is File Transfer Protocol.
FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is used for transferring files between an FTP client and an FTP server.