Remember FTPS
Full name: File Transfer Protocol Secure
Memory aid: FTP gets a TLS Security coat.
FTPS is different from SSH-based SFTP.
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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FTPS — File Transfer Protocol Secure
Protects FTP sessions with TLS.
Why learn FTPS — File Transfer Protocol Secure?
Protects FTP sessions with TLS.
Where it came from
FTPS is different from SSH-based SFTP.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): FTP gets a TLS Security coat.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand FTPS: File Transfer Protocol Secure.
- Recall this memory aid: FTP gets a TLS Security coat.
- Explain the practical use: Protects FTP sessions with TLS.
- Explain this distinction: FTPS is different from SSH-based SFTP.
- Identify FTPS in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- IEEE 802 LAN/MAN standards (www.ieee802.org)
- IETF Internet standards (www.rfc-editor.org)