ftp ans sftp are completely different things. ftp is a very old protocol and can be run encrypted as ftps. sftp runs over SSH and is pretty common to use.
Naming is truly one of the hardest problems in computer science.
Thanks😅. I wasn’t aware, and until today thought that sftp is just like “the secure version of ftp” (never heard of ftps), and not different things at all. I have still a lot to learn in this field.
Unless you went out of your way to set up FTP and get a TLS certificate I would put my money on you using SFTP which uses SSH for authentication and transport security. It doesn’t require anything to set up other than TOFU server keys and a client key or password for authentication.
Which is probably the right thing to use. Really you shouldn’t be using FTP anymore. Probably you just want HTTP for public data and SFTP for private authenticated data.
what! thats so dumb xD. so ftps stands for file transfer protocol secure, and sftp stands for ssh file transfer protocol? we have reached recursive acronyms.
Yup super confusing. The way I remember it is that https is http + SSL so ftps is ftp + SSL. The weird one sftp is an entirely different protocol that uses SSH to transfer files.
Okay this has made it so much worse. i figured that the s in https and ftps stands for secure like a reasonable person. of course it doesnt xD. you would think that this is at least consistent but alas. guess what s in ssh doesnt stand for :)
kevincox@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
ftpanssftpare completely different things.ftpis a very old protocol and can be run encrypted asftps.sftpruns over SSH and is pretty common to use.Naming is truly one of the hardest problems in computer science.
FabianRY@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Thanks😅. I wasn’t aware, and until today thought that sftp is just like “the secure version of ftp” (never heard of ftps), and not different things at all. I have still a lot to learn in this field.
kevincox@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
Unless you went out of your way to set up FTP and get a TLS certificate I would put my money on you using SFTP which uses SSH for authentication and transport security. It doesn’t require anything to set up other than TOFU server keys and a client key or password for authentication.
Which is probably the right thing to use. Really you shouldn’t be using FTP anymore. Probably you just want HTTP for public data and SFTP for private authenticated data.
blotz@lemmy.world 6 months ago
what! thats so dumb xD. so
ftpsstands for file transfer protocol secure, andsftpstands forssh file transfer protocol? we have reached recursive acronyms.kevincox@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
Yup super confusing. The way I remember it is that
httpsishttp+ SSL softpsisftp+ SSL. The weird onesftpis an entirely different protocol that uses SSH to transfer files.blotz@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Okay this has made it so much worse. i figured that the
sinhttpsandftpsstands forsecurelike a reasonable person. of course it doesnt xD. you would think that this is at least consistent but alas. guess whatsinsshdoesnt stand for :)