Essential SFTP utilities

Essential SFTP utilities

SFTP servers rely on several layers of tools and sub-applications to securely authenticate users and deliver files. In this post, we’ll cover the three most common areas where your SFTP server will use third-party applications, and provide links to resources for those...
How will SFTP evolve in the future?

How will SFTP evolve in the future?

The Secure File Transfer Protocol (aka the SSH File Transfer Protocol, or SFTP) has become a foundational protocol of the internet since its invention in the late 1990s. And while its predecessor, FTP, will likely fade from usage in the near future, SFTP servers are...
Does FTP have a future?

Does FTP have a future?

We recently reviewed the future of managed file transfer, which got us thinking about one of the oldest file transfer protocols in existence: FTP. Will a protocol originally written in 1971 still have value and utility as the web evolves? Let’s review.  How prevalent...