{"id":84407,"date":"2025-03-21T16:18:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T16:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/glosario\/ftp\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T16:18:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T16:18:50","slug":"ftp","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/en\/glossary\/ftp\/","title":{"rendered":"FTP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FTP is the acronym for <em>File Transfer Protocol<\/em>. It is a set of procedures or rules that allow the transfer of files between devices on a TCP\/IP network (such as the Internet, for example), which began to be used in 1974.<\/p>\n<h2>1. How it works<\/h2>\n<p>To start a file transfer via FTP, you need an FTP client that connects to an FTP server. Once connected, the client can upload or download files from the server.<\/p>\n<p>Once both devices are connected, a simultaneous, bidirectional connection is established, allowing communication between them even if they don\u2019t share the same operating system or architecture.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Secure FTP<\/h2>\n<p>The FTP protocol was developed to make the most of the connection\u2019s maximum speed, but due to its age, it wasn\u2019t designed with information security in mind. This compromises the security of information transferred via FTP, making it vulnerable to potential attackers.<\/p>\n<p>As a solution, two variants of FTP have been developed to add a security layer to the protocol: FTPS and SFTP connections.<\/p>\n<h3>FTPS<\/h3>\n<p>It is an FTP connection that uses the <em>SSL (Secure Socket Layer) <\/em> or <em>TLS (Transport Layer Security) <\/em> protocol to apply an encryption certificate throughout the entire process on both connections.<\/p>\n<h3>SFTP<\/h3>\n<p>The SSH File Transfer Protocol, on the other hand, uses the <em>SSH (Secure Shell) protocol <\/em> to encrypt the information exchange process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-84407","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>FTP - Mailrelay<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"FTP is the acronym for File Transfer Protocol. 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