SFTP Protocol

Sftp Protocol is often referred to as SSH File Transfer Protocol, Secret File Transfer Protocol or Secure FTP. Sftp is a network protocol that provides secure file transfer 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 file transfer capability. If your FTP server supports this method then this is a good secure is simpler to allow access via firewall as only one port is required to be opened. This protocol unlike the FTPS protocol also does not require a certificate as it works off shared keys.

FTPS Protocol

Ftps Protocol is also known as FTP Secure and is an extension to the commonly used File Transfer Protocol (FTP) that adds support for the Transport Layer Security (TLS) and the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) cryptographic protocols. Ftps offers two methods of invoking security via Explicit or Implicit.

• Explicit

  • In explicit mode, Concord will "explicitly request" security from an FTPS server and then step-up to a mutually agreed encryption method.

• Implicit

  • In implicity mode, Concord will not attempt to negotiate a encryption method but rather will connect with the confgiured TLS or SSL configuration.

FTP Protocol

Ftp protocol is a standard network protocol used to transfer files from one host to another host over the internet. Ftp protocol uses clear-text sign-in protocol when passing username and password credentials. If a secure method of authentication and data transfer is required then please use one of the other secure ftp protocols.