Secure file transfer protocol: Difference between revisions

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The term '''secure file transfer protocol''' can refer to oneboth of severalfollowing [[network protocol|protocol]]s:

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

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

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]].

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

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

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