SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol)

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file transfer protocol network protocol

SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) is a network protocol that provides encrypted file transfer and management over a secure SSH connection.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
SFTP	2
SSH File Transfer Protocol	2
SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) canonical	1
SSH File Transfer Protocol specification	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2114499 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol)
Context triple: [FTP, secureVariant, SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol)]

A. FTPS
FTPS is a secure extension of the File Transfer Protocol that adds support for Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption to protect data in transit.
B. FTP
FTP, in this context, refers to the Federal Theatre Project, a New Deal program that funded and produced theatrical performances across the United States during the 1930s.
C. FTP
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a standard network protocol used to transfer files between a client and server over a TCP/IP network.
D. SSH
SSH (Secure Shell) is a cryptographic network protocol used to securely access, manage, and transfer data between remote computers over unsecured networks.
E. SSH Tectia
SSH Tectia is a commercial enterprise-grade secure shell solution providing encrypted remote access, file transfer, and tunneling for mission-critical systems.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol)
Target entity description: SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) is a network protocol that provides encrypted file transfer and management over a secure SSH connection.

A. FTPS
FTPS is a secure extension of the File Transfer Protocol that adds support for Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption to protect data in transit.
B. FTP
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a standard network protocol used to transfer files between a client and server over a TCP/IP network.
C. FTP
FTP, in this context, refers to the Federal Theatre Project, a New Deal program that funded and produced theatrical performances across the United States during the 1930s.
D. SSH
SSH (Secure Shell) is a cryptographic network protocol used to securely access, manage, and transfer data between remote computers over unsecured networks.
E. SSH Tectia
SSH Tectia is a commercial enterprise-grade secure shell solution providing encrypted remote access, file transfer, and tunneling for mission-critical systems.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	file transfer protocol ⓘ network protocol ⓘ
abbreviationOf	SSH File Transfer Protocol ⓘ linked to: SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol)
authenticationMethod	SSH password authentication ⓘ SSH public key authentication ⓘ
canBeUsedFor	automated secure backups ⓘ secure batch file processing ⓘ secure file transfer over untrusted networks ⓘ
commonlyImplementedIn	FileZilla ⓘ linked to: FTP OpenSSH ⓘ PuTTY (psftp) ⓘ linked to: PuTTY WinSCP ⓘ
dataFormat	binary protocol ⓘ
definedIn	IETF Internet-Draft ⓘ linked to: Internet-Drafts SSH File Transfer Protocol specification ⓘ linked to: SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol)
designGoal	secure replacement for FTP ⓘ
doesNotUse	separate control and data channels like FTP ⓘ
encrypts	authentication credentials ⓘ data in transit ⓘ
fullName	SSH File Transfer Protocol ⓘ linked to: SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol)
introducedIn	SSH-2 protocol suite ⓘ linked to: SHA-2 Data Integrity Verification for the Secure Shell (SSH) Transport Layer Protocol
isDifferentFrom	FTP ⓘ FTPS ⓘ SCP ⓘ
operatesOver	secure SSH connection ⓘ
provides	encrypted file transfer ⓘ file management ⓘ
requires	SSH server support for SFTP subsystem ⓘ
roleInSSH	subsystem ⓘ
runsOnPort	22 ⓘ
scope	file access and file management over SSH ⓘ
securityProperty	confidentiality ⓘ integrity ⓘ server authentication ⓘ
standardizedBy	IETF (informally, via SSH drafts) ⓘ
supports	directory creation ⓘ directory listing ⓘ directory removal ⓘ file attributes management ⓘ file deletion ⓘ file download ⓘ file permissions management ⓘ file renaming ⓘ file upload ⓘ resuming interrupted file transfers ⓘ symbolic link operations (depending on server) ⓘ
transportLayer	SSH-2 ⓘ linked to: SSH
uses	single encrypted channel ⓘ
usesProtocol	SSH ⓘ