Remember FTP
Full name: File Transfer Protocol
Memory aid: Files Travel through a legacy Protocol.
Plain FTP sends credentials and data without encryption.
Study area: Protocols & logical ports · Batch 2
Relevant study for: CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201 · CompTIA Network+ N10-009 · CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · Cisco CCNA 200-301 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline
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FTP — File Transfer Protocol
Transfers files using separate control and data connections.
Why learn FTP — File Transfer Protocol?
Transfers files using separate control and data connections.
Where it came from
Plain FTP sends credentials and data without encryption.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Files Travel through a legacy Protocol.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand FTP: File Transfer Protocol.
- Recall this memory aid: Files Travel through a legacy Protocol.
- Explain the practical use: Transfers files using separate control and data connections.
- Explain this distinction: Plain FTP sends credentials and data without encryption.
- Identify FTP in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- IETF RFC 959 (www.rfc-editor.org)