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What the FTP?

Published August 22nd, 2008 in Developer Tools, FTP Client, FTP Comparison, FTP for Windows | No Comments »


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An FTP sites is just like the other servers. Its main purpose is to serve the FTP users. It lets the user to decide about which files to keep lock and which should not be locked and can be viewed by the public. When you are connected to the FTP sites you are allowed to do anonymous logins. You are not asked for any user name or passwords. Hence when you are about to download something from the internet, you do not have to know it. To get connected to the FTP you need to use the standard web browsers or dedicated FTP software.

FTP client is software that is designed to transfer files between computers over the internet. It needs installation if you want to use it and can only be connected if you are online. The FTP connection has helped in the different sectors where numerous people are working. Because or this protocol, downloading of almost anything has become so easy and fast. There are numerous sites where you will be provided with free downloading of the protocol. If you want to be an advance user, download it and install it to your personal computer.

FTP vs. HTTP

Published April 16th, 2008 in FTP Comparison | No Comments »


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Internet is not just a luxury, but already a necessity nowadays. The most important function of the internet is to share knowledge around the world – either free or not – which can be propagated through the use of messages, links, or e-mails. The process of transferring this information can be very monotonous, and so FTP came into the picture. It means File Transfer Protocol which is basically the process of transferring data over the internet.

The difference between FTP and HTTP is this: in HTTP one requires a web browser whereas FTP needs a server. Generally, businesses use FTP to permit their clients to upload web pages to their servers.

SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) vs. FTPS (FTP over SSL) Part 3

Published April 10th, 2008 in FTP Comparison | No Comments »


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In choosing the right FTP, the answer would depend on your goals and requirements. Generally speaking, SFTP is superior to FTPS. It would be a good idea to implement both protocols; however, they are different in terms of their concepts and supported commands.

If you have a server that have FTP support but does not have SFTP/SSH clients or it needs to be accessed from personal devices such as PDAs, smartphones, etc), it is a good idea to use FTPS. However, if you are building a custom security solution, the better option is SFTP. As for the side of the clients, the requirements depend on the server that you plan to connect to.

SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) vs. FTPS (FTP over SSL) Part 2

Published April 8th, 2008 in FTP Comparison | No Comments »


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X.509 certificates include certain information about the certificate owner and the public key. This information will allow the other side to verify the authenticity of the certificate owner and the integrity of the certificate itself. The verification can be done by humans, with the help of a computer. X.509 certificate has a private key, which is normally stored separately from the certificate for security reasons.

Since the associated key is stored separately, the SSH key contains a public key only. It does not contain any information about the key owner. Neither does it contain information that will let one reliably validate the authenticity and integrity.

SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) vs. FTPS (FTP over SSL) Part 1

Published April 4th, 2008 in FTP Comparison | No Comments »


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SFTP is a binary protocol, and the latest version is standardized in RFC 4253. All the requests of commands are already packed to binary messages and sent over to the server, which is replying with binary reply packets. In its later versions, SFTP has been extended to provide not just the download/upload operations, but some file-system operations such as symbolic link creation and file lock etc.

Both SFTP and FTPS use asymmetric algorithm as a combination (RSA, DSA), key-exchange algorithm, and symmetric algorithm (DES/3DES, AES, Twhofish etc). FTPS (or SSL/TLS protocol under FTP) uses certificates of X.509 while SFTP (SSH protocol) uses keys of SSH for authentication.