FTPS

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network protocol secure file transfer protocol

FTPS is a secure extension of the File Transfer Protocol that adds support for Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption to protect data in transit.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
FTP Security Extensions 1
FTP over TLS 1
File Transfer Protocol Secure 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf network protocol ⓘ
secure file transfer protocol ⓘ
addsSupportFor TLS ⓘ
TLS ⓘ
surface form: Transport Layer Security
alternativeTo SCP ⓘ
SFTP ⓘ
backwardsCompatibleWith plain FTP (on same port with explicit mode) ⓘ
canBeConfiguredAs explicit encryption only ⓘ
implicit encryption only ⓘ
category application layer protocol ⓘ
commonlyUsedBy enterprise file transfer systems ⓘ
web hosting providers ⓘ
definedIn RFC 2228 ⓘ
RFC 4217 ⓘ
encrypts control channel ⓘ
data channel ⓘ
data in transit ⓘ
extends FTP ⓘ
fullName FTPS self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: File Transfer Protocol Secure
OSIlayer application layer ⓘ
provides confidentiality ⓘ
integrity ⓘ
optional client authentication ⓘ
server authentication ⓘ
purpose secure file transfer over a network ⓘ
requires TLS certificate on server ⓘ
securityDependsOn TLS configuration ⓘ
standardizedBy Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ
surface form: IETF
supports explicit FTPS ⓘ
implicit FTPS ⓘ
supportsAuthentication X.509 certificates ⓘ
client certificates ⓘ
username and password ⓘ
supportsFeature AUTH TLS command ⓘ
PBSZ command ⓘ
PROT command ⓘ
channel encryption negotiation ⓘ
supportsMode active mode ⓘ
passive mode ⓘ
usedFor secure file downloads ⓘ
secure file uploads ⓘ
uses TLS handshake ⓘ
X.509 public key infrastructure ⓘ
usesPort 21 ⓘ
990 ⓘ
usesProtocol FTP ⓘ
usesTransportProtocol Transmission Control Protocol ⓘ
surface form: TCP
usesUnderlyingProtocol IP ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

FTPS → fullName → FTPS self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: File Transfer Protocol Secure
this entity surface form: FTP over TLS
RFC 4217 → specifies → FTPS ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securing FTP control connection with TLS
RFC 4217 → specifies → FTPS ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securing FTP data connection with TLS
RFC 2228 → title → FTPS ⓘ
this entity surface form: FTP Security Extensions
RFC 4217 → title → FTPS ⓘ
this entity surface form: Securing FTP with TLS
TLS → usedByProtocol → FTPS ⓘ