Short for Secure File Transfer Protocol or SSH File Transfer Protocol, SFTP is a version of FTP that encrypts data transfers, helping keep your passwords secure and your session private. Because SFTP is a different protocol than FTP, for you to establish an SFTP connection, you must be connecting to a computer that supports SFTP. Using SFTP to connect to an FTP server will not work.

Computer acronyms, FTP, Network terms, Protocol

  • See the Linux sftp command page for additional information about this command.
  • WinSCP is a free and open source SFTP client for Windows users interested in connecting to another computer over SFTP.
  • Network and network card help and support.