Remember SFTP
Full name: SSH File Transfer Protocol
Memory aid: Secure Shell carries File Transfers.
SFTP is distinct from FTPS, which is FTP protected by TLS.
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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SFTP — SSH File Transfer Protocol
Provides file operations over SSH.
Why learn SFTP — SSH File Transfer Protocol?
Provides file operations over SSH.
Where it came from
SFTP is distinct from FTPS, which is FTP protected by TLS.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Secure Shell carries File Transfers.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand SFTP: SSH File Transfer Protocol.
- Recall this memory aid: Secure Shell carries File Transfers.
- Explain the practical use: Provides file operations over SSH.
- Explain this distinction: SFTP is distinct from FTPS, which is FTP protected by TLS.
- Identify SFTP 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)