SFTP

1. Short for Secure File Transfer Protocol, SFTP is a version of FTP that encrypts any commands and data transfers, helping keep your passwords secure and your session private. Because SFTP is a different protocol than FTP, in order for you to establish a SFTP connection, you must be connecting to a computer that supports it. Using SFTP to connect to a FTP server will not work.

  • See the Linux sftp command page for additional information about this command.
  • WinSCP is a free and open source SFTP client for Windows users interested in connecting to another computer over SFTP.

Also see: FTP, Network definitions, Protocol