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

;Network protocols

* [[SSH fileFile transferTransfer protocolProtocol]], — a file transfer protocol specifically developed by the IETF to run over secure shell ([[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 ==

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 regular FTP connections over SSH: [[Secure FTP]].

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

* [[SFTP (disambiguation)]]

* [[SFT (disambiguation)]]

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