FTP is a popular file transfer method that has been around longer than the world wide web—and it hasn’t changed much since it’s invention. Back then, it was usually assumed that internet activity was not malicious, so FTP wasn’t created as a secure file transfer protocol to deal with the kind of cybersecurity threats we now see in the news every day.
In FTP, secure channel is not provided to transfer the files between the hosts.
It establishes the connection under TCP protocol.
It works on direct method for file transfer.
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SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) is a secure FTP protocol that sends files over secure shell (SSH), providing a high level of protection for file transfers. SFTP provides two methods for authenticating connections:
In SFTP, secure channel is provided to transfer the files between the hosts.
It establishes the control connection under SSH protocol.
It works on tunelling method for transferring of files.
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