Protocols "FTP", "FTPS", "SSH", "SCP", "SFTP"


The abbreviations of the protocols in the heading can easily cause confusion. Therefore, here is a brief overview, even though this information can easily be found on the Internet.

FTP


FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

TCP

IP (IPv4, IPv6)

Ethernet, Token Bus, Token Ring, FDDI, ...


Input Agent: FTP/FTPS (Input Agent), FTP/FTPS/SFTP (Input Agent cron).

Response Route: Response "FTP".

FTPS


FTP (FTP Secure or FTP over SSL or FTP over TLS) (based on SSL/TLS)

SSL/TLS

TCP

IP (IPv4, IPv6)

Ethernet, Token Bus, Token Ring, FDDI, ...


Input Agent: FTP/FTPS/SFTP (Input Agent cron).

Response Route: Response "FTP".

SSH


SSH (Secure Shell Protocol)

TCP

IP (IPv4, IPv6)

Ethernet, Token Bus, Token Ring, FDDI, ...


Input Agent: SSH (SCP/SFTP) (Input Agent) Note: The Input Agent of type "SSH" only uses SFTP or SCP.

Response Route: There is no Response Route of type "SSH".

SCP


SCP (Secure Copy Protocol) (based on SSH)

SSH

TCP

IP (IPv4, IPv6)

Ethernet, Token Bus, Token Ring, FDDI, ...


Input Agent: SSH (SCP/SFTP) (Input Agent), SCP (Input Agent cron).

Response Route: Response "SCP".

SFTP


SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) (based on SSH).

SSH

TCP

IP (IPv4, IPv6)

Ethernet, Token Bus, Token Ring, FDDI, ...


Input Agent: SSH (SCP/SFTP) (Input Agent), FTP/FTPS/SFTP (Input Agent cron).

Response Route: Response "FTP", Response "SCP".