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manoharparakh
FTP - File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is the commonly used protocol for exchanging files over the Internet. FTP uses the Internet's TCP/IP protocols to enable data transfer. FTP uses a client-server architecture, often secured with SSL/TLS. FTP promotes sharing of files via remote computers with reliable and efficient data transfer.
TCP/IP networks such as the internet use FTP or File Transfer Protocol to transfer files from one computer to another. FTP works on a server and client based architecture, meaning that the client can access any information on the server at any given time. Some servers are password protected so that one can only access the information after entering an ID and password.
SFTP- SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) is a part of the SSH protocol suite. Sometimes also called the Secure File Transfer Protocol, it provides implements secure file transfers over SSH. It supports the full security and authentication functionality of the SSH protocol, including SSH keys.
SSH is a secure way of providing access to all the shell accounts on remote server. The information communicated using SFTP is first divided into small packets and unlike FTP, SFTP uses only one channel for data and control. Before sharing the information between two computers SFTP verifies the identity of client and once a secured connection is established it sends the encrypted information (the encryption cypher is predefined).
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