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 acronym for the SSH-based [[SSH File Transfer Protocol]] having the same acronym as one of the terms referring to tunneling true FTP connections over SSH: Secure FTP. The real SFTP protocol does not use FTP, but it is implemented in a diverse array of clients such as [[FileZilla]], [[WinSCP]], and the command line program 'sftp' from the [[OpenSSH]] project included on most GNU/Linux and BSD distributions. Clients which implement tunneling raw FTP over SSH (so-called Secure FTP) are much more rare, but include version 3 of [[SSH Communications Security]]'s software suite, and the [[GPL]] licensed [http://fonc.sourceforge.net FONC].
