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SSH File Transfer Protocol

In computing, the SSH File Transfer Protocol, also known as Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP), is a network protocol that provides file access, file transfer, and file management over any reliable data stream. It was designed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) as an extension of the Secure Shell protocol (SSH) version 2.0 to provide secure…

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Abbreviation
SFTP
Based on
Secure Shell (SSH)
Developer
IETF SECSH working group
Introduction
1997; 29 years ago (1997)
OSI layer
Application layer (7)
Port
22/TCP

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SSH File Transfer Protocol

Nodes34
Edges33
Triples51
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.058824
Components1

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SSH File Transfer Protocol

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related to Version 6 · 16
SSH File Transfer Protocol → ACL, Added, April, Draft, Drafts, Editorial, Extensions, File Transfer Protocol, IANA, IETF Internet Draft, January, July, June, March, October, Rearranged
see also · 9
SSH File Transfer Protocol → Comparison, FTP, GNU SSH-2, Mounting, Rclone, SFTP, SSH, SSHCategory, Unix-like
related to Version 3 · 8
SSH File Transfer Protocol → At, Drafts, IETF Internet Draft, IETF Secure Shell File, Secsh, SFTP, SSH-2, Transfer
related to Version 4 · 6
SSH File Transfer Protocol → December, Draft, Drafts, File Transfer Protocol, IETF Internet Draft, October
related to Version 5 · 3
SSH File Transfer Protocol → Draft, IETF Internet Draft, January
Abbreviation · 1
SSH File Transfer Protocol → SFTP
Based on · 1
SSH File Transfer Protocol → Secure Shell (SSH)
Developer · 1
SSH File Transfer Protocol → IETF SECSH working group
Introduction · 1
SSH File Transfer Protocol → 1997; 29 years ago (1997)
OSI layer · 1
SSH File Transfer Protocol → Application layer (7)

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protocol ssh sftp file transfer ietf draft version secure server ftp internet security client also group shell scp access versions

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SSH File Transfer ProtocolAbbreviationSFTP1.00infobox
SSH File Transfer ProtocolBased onSecure Shell (SSH)1.00infobox
SSH File Transfer ProtocolDeveloperIETF SECSH working group1.00infobox
SSH File Transfer ProtocolIntroduction1997; 29 years ago (1997)1.00infobox
SSH File Transfer ProtocolOSI layerApplication layer (7)1.00infobox
SSH File Transfer ProtocolPort22/TCP1.00infobox
SSH File Transfer ProtocolPurposeFile transfer1.00infobox
SFTP transaction logginginstance ofwhich provides functions0.80text
logging of the actual data transmitted on the wireinstance ofwhich provides functions0.80text
SSH File Transfer Protocolrelated to Version 3At0.60section
SSH File Transfer Protocolrelated to Version 3IETF Secure Shell File0.60section
SSH File Transfer Protocolrelated to Version 3Transfer0.60section

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