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| - | ====== SFTP ====== | + | ====== SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) ====== |
| The SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) is a network protocol that provides file access, file transfer, and file management functionalities over secure connection.((Technically %%SFTP%% can operate over any reliable data stream, not necessarily a secure one. Though in a significant majority of uses, it operated over a secure SSH protocol. WinSCP in particular does not allow any other use.)) It was designed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) as an extension of the Secure Shell protocol (%%SSH%%) version 2.0 to provide secure file transfer capability.((&wikipedia_ref(SSH_File_Transfer_Protocol|SSH File Transfer Protocol))) | The SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) is a network protocol that provides file access, file transfer, and file management functionalities over secure connection.((Technically %%SFTP%% can operate over any reliable data stream, not necessarily a secure one. Though in a significant majority of uses, it operated over a secure SSH protocol. WinSCP in particular does not allow any other use.)) It was designed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) as an extension of the Secure Shell protocol (%%SSH%%) version 2.0 to provide secure file transfer capability.((&wikipedia_ref(SSH_File_Transfer_Protocol|SSH File Transfer Protocol))) | ||
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| Unlike SCP, for connection with an %%SFTP%% server you do not need access to shell (although some implementations may still require that). | Unlike SCP, for connection with an %%SFTP%% server you do not need access to shell (although some implementations may still require that). | ||
| - | See also [[sftp_codes|SFTP status/error codes]]. | + | See also [[sftp_codes|*]]. |