SFTP over SSH

The Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) is a file protocol which is typically used with the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol. In combination it offers a secure way to transfer and manipulate files.

SFTP over SSH

Features

Protocols

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Performance

High Performance SFTP (hpn). Optimized assembler (32-bit and 64-bit) for performance critical algorithms.

Extensions

  • File Hashing (check-file): This extension allows a client to easily check if a file (or portion thereof) already matches what is on the server. (draft-ietf-secsh-filexfer-extensions-00)
  • Querying Available Space (space-available): This extension provides a way to discover the available space. (draft-ietf-secsh-filexfer-extensions-00)
  • Copying Remote Files (copy-file): This extension allows to copy a file from one location to another on the server. (draft-ietf-secsh-filexfer-extensions-00)
  • StatVFS (statvfs@openssh.com): This extension returns the available and used bytes among other information about the file system. (OpenSSH - PROTOCOL)
  • Limits (limits@openssh.com): This extension allows a client to discover various server limits, including maximum packet size and maximum read/write length. (OpenSSH - PROTOCOL)
  • Newline (newline@vandyke.com): ASCII conversion is done according to the server supplied newline setting.

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