RFC 4217

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RFC 4217 is an Internet standard that specifies how to secure FTP sessions using Transport Layer Security (TLS), commonly known as FTPS.


Statements (44)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Internet standard
Request for Comments
aimsTo Provide authentication for FTP
Provide confidentiality for FTP
Provide integrity protection for FTP
appliesTo FTP clients
FTP servers
area Applications
category Standards Track
defines Client and server behavior for FTPS
Error handling for TLS-secured FTP sessions
Policy for fallback to clear-text FTP
definesCommand AUTH TLS
PBSZ
PROT
definesMechanism Use of AUTH TLS command in FTP
Use of PBSZ command in FTP
Use of PROT command in FTP
definesPortUsage Use of same ports as FTP with TLS negotiation
definesSecurityLevel PROT C
PROT E
PROT P
PROT S
documentType Standards-track RFC
extendsProtocol FTP
File Transfer Protocol
focusesOn Security extensions for FTP
obsoletes RFC 2228 in part
protocolSpecified FTP over TLS
FTPS
publishedBy IETF
Internet Engineering Task Force
relatedTo RFC 2228
RFC 959
TLS protocol specifications
specifies Explicit TLS negotiation for FTP
Securing FTP control connection with TLS
Securing FTP data connection with TLS
standardizes Use of TLS for securing FTP sessions
status Proposed Standard
title Securing FTP with TLS
updatesSpecification FTP security extensions
usesSecurityProtocol TLS
Transport Layer Security

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
FTPS
definedIn

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