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The term '''secure file transfer protocol''' canor refer'''secure toFTP''' bothmay followingrefer [[network protocol|protocol]]sto:

;Network protocols

* [[SSH File Transfer Protocol]], — a file transfer protocol specifically developed by the IETF to run over secure shell ([[SSH]]) connections

* [[FTP over SSH]], also known as "secure FTP" — the practice of using [[SSH]] to tunnel the older, well-known File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

;Computer programs

* [[Secure FTP]], the practice of running a normal FTP protocol session over SSH ([[FTP over SSH]])

* [[Secure file transfer program]], usually known as "sftp" — a well-known command-line program, common in Unix, for using SSH File Transfer Protocol

* [[Secure FTP (software)]] — a software package, by Glub Tech, for using FTPS (traditional FTP over SSL/TLS)

== See also ==

* [[FTPS]] — sometimes called "FTP Secure"

* [[SFTP (disambiguation)]]

* [[SFT (disambiguation)]]

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The ambiguity comes from the [[secure file transfer program]] (sftp) which is an [[FTP client]] using an [[SSH]] connection (i.e. [[FTP over SSH]]). Then [[FTP over SSH]] has been also referred as [[Secure File Transfer Protocol]] and abbreviated as [[SFTP]]. The command line sftp does not use the [[SSH File Transfer Protocol]].

However, other ''secure'' FTP clients, as [[FileZilla]], uses the abreviation [[SFTP]] to refer to the [[SSH File Transfer Protocol]].

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