The term secure file transfer protocol or secure FTP may refer to: ;Network protocols *

SSH File Transfer Protocol In computing, the SSH File Transfer Protocol, also known as Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP), is a network protocol that provides file access, file transfer, and file management over any reliable data stream. It was designed by the Inte ...

— a file transfer protocol specifically developed by the IETF to run over secure shell connections *

FTP over SSH The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard communication protocol used for the transfer of computer files from a server to a client on a computer network. FTP is built on a client–server model architecture using separate control and dat ...

, also known as "secure FTP" — the practice of using

SSH The Secure Shell Protocol (SSH Protocol) is a cryptographic network protocol for operating network services securely over an unsecured network. Its most notable applications are remote login and command-line execution. SSH was designed for Un ...

to tunnel the older, well-known File Transfer Protocol (FTP) ;Computer programs *

Secure file transfer program is a command-line interface client program to transfer files using the SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP), which runs inside the encrypted Secure Shell connection. It provides an interactive interface similar to that of traditional command-lin ...

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

Secure FTP (software) Secure FTP is a Java-based FTP client developed by Glub Tech. Some of its features include: FTPS (FTP over SSL/TLS), bookmarks, compression, proxy and firewall support, multiple connections, chmod, drag-and-drop, command-line scripting, and loc ...

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

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