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FTPS or "File Transfer Protocol secure" is a protocol used to transfer data such as files over an encrypted and secure link.

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FTPS versus SFTP versus SCP

I would like to know exactly what the difference is between the following protocols: FTPS, SFTP, and SCP. For instance Unix has an scp tool, FileZilla offers FTP and SFTP, whereas JetBrains PhpStorm offers distinct SFTP and FTPS protocols. Thanks…
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Simple command to connect to FTPS server on Linux command line

I have an FTP and FTPS server where I can connect to easily with FileZilla. I'm looking for a linux CLI method. I thought lftp does it, but it seems weird. Is there another way? Here is the method I found on Google to connect to my FTPS with lftp.…
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Save certificate to use with lftp

How can I save a certificate for use with lftp? The certificate in question is not accepted by lftp when downloaded from the server. I tried openssl s_client -connect {HOSTNAME}:21 -showcerts from How to save a remote server SSL certificate…
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Which is better? SFTP or FTPS

I've heard it from some sources that SFTP is preferable to FTPS. If this is the case, I'm wondering why exactly.
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Unable to connect to FTP server using Filezilla with router in-between

While connecting to my web server using filezilla, i am getting this error: Status: Resolving address of ftp.mysite.org.in Status: Connecting to 199.199.199.18:21... Status: Connection established, waiting for welcome message... Response: …
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Command line FTPS?

I need to write a batch file to auto upload a backup every day. I'm restricted to Windows. Is there free software to do this? I was looking at FileZilla, but the command line interface doesn't let you auto upload files, and I need to buy a license…
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FTP error 425 failed to establish connection

Getting "ftp error 425 failed to establish connection" when trying to connect to ftp server. Tried 2 ftp clients on 3 machines on same network and none work. However FTP works from home / mobile broadband. No ip blocks on ftp sever. Other ftp…
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How does an FTP client set file permissions on server?

I'm currently having to use a very limited FTP client/adapter to upload some files to a remote server. I say limited, because the resulting files end up on the remote server with permissions 000 and there appears to be no way to configure what the…
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How do I connect to a ftp/sftp site?

I need to provide an url to a third party company so that they can log in and download the file. The problem is that I don't know the url for my ftp/sftp site due to my very limited knowledge in ftp. I only know the way to connect to the ftp/sftp…
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FileZilla Server refusing connection - 425 error

I've looked at some other questions (for example, this one) but haven't found an answer there. Here's the issue: I'm running FileZilla Server (0.9.60) on a server on our network. We have an external server trying to connect by FTPS. The connection…
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Can't connect to new FTP server

I know there are lots of post out there on this but I feel like I've tried everything. I've worked with my IT staff and we're all stumped. So here is all of the possibly useful information I can think of: There was an FTP server in our datacenter…
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Which port must I unblock in firewall for FTPS using WinScp to evade Timeout?

I'm suing FTPS in WinScp for sending data to my Synology diskstation. When I'm doing it inside a private network using port 21 for connection everything works fine. But when I'm trying the same thing over the internet, I get a connection error once…
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File transfer with vsftpd does not work with TLS, but does work with unencrypted connection

I have an Ubuntu server at home. I access it from outside my network via NAT redirections. I use the port 3876 to connect to the FTP, and this port is redirected by the router to the IP of the server and the port 21. I opened the Ubuntu firewall…
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Where is the encryption "password" for auto-encrypted WS_FTP SSH private SSH keys?

I'm using WS_FTP to Automatically transfer files between my system and a large bank over FTPS. When I browse to C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\Ipswitch\WS_FTP\SSH\ClientKeyStore I see the private and public key in TXT…
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Generating an X.509 certificate for FTP-over-SSL on Freenas

i've been Googling around for a moment on how to create a X.509 PEM certificate and private key for the FTP function in Freenas. I know i can use SFTP but i want to be able to secure the regular FTP protocol using FTP-over-SSL also. I have found how…
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