FTP
E42574
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a standard network protocol used to transfer files between a client and server over a TCP/IP network.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FTP canonical | 16 |
| File Transfer Protocol | 9 |
| FileZilla | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T338833 — 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: FTP Context triple: [STARTTLS, usedInProtocol, FTP]
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A.
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.
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B.
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.
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C.
TFTP
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) is a simple, lightweight file transfer protocol commonly used for tasks like network booting and device configuration in constrained environments.
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D.
SMB
SMB (Server Message Block) is a network file sharing protocol widely used in Windows environments to enable shared access to files, printers, and other network resources.
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E.
SSH
SSH (Secure Shell) is a cryptographic network protocol used to securely access, manage, and transfer data between remote computers over unsecured networks.
- 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: FTP Target entity description: FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a standard network protocol used to transfer files between a client and server over a TCP/IP network.
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A.
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.
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B.
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.
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C.
TFTP
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) is a simple, lightweight file transfer protocol commonly used for tasks like network booting and device configuration in constrained environments.
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D.
SMB
SMB (Server Message Block) is a network file sharing protocol widely used in Windows environments to enable shared access to files, printers, and other network resources.
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E.
SSH
SSH (Secure Shell) is a cryptographic network protocol used to securely access, manage, and transfer data between remote computers over unsecured networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
application layer protocol
ⓘ
network protocol ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf |
File Transfer Protocol
ⓘ
linked to:
FTP
|
| anonymousLoginUsername | anonymous ⓘ |
| authenticationMethod |
anonymous login
ⓘ
username and password ⓘ |
| commandChannelPortType | well-known port ⓘ |
| controlConnectionDirection | from client to server ⓘ |
| dataChannelPortType | ephemeral port (in passive mode) ⓘ |
| dataConnectionDirection | can be server-to-client or client-to-server ⓘ |
| dataType |
ASCII
ⓘ
EBCDIC ⓘ binary ⓘ |
| defaultControlPort | 21 ⓘ |
| defaultDataPort | 20 ⓘ |
| defaultPort | 21 ⓘ |
| definedIn | RFC 959 ⓘ |
| firstStandardizedIn | 1985 ⓘ |
| fullName |
File Transfer Protocol
ⓘ
linked to:
FTP
|
| hasCommand |
CWD
ⓘ
LIST ⓘ PASS ⓘ PWD ⓘ QUIT ⓘ RETR ⓘ STOR ⓘ USER ⓘ |
| hasMode |
active mode
ⓘ
passive mode ⓘ |
| layerInOSIModel | application layer ⓘ |
| operatesOn | TCP/IP network ⓘ |
| runsOver | IP ⓘ |
| secureVariant |
FTPS
ⓘ
SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) ⓘ |
| securityProperty | unencrypted by default ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
IETF
ⓘ
linked to:
Internet Engineering Task Force
|
| supportsOperation |
directory creation
ⓘ
directory listing ⓘ directory removal ⓘ file deletion ⓘ file download ⓘ file renaming ⓘ file upload ⓘ |
| transmissionMode |
block mode
ⓘ
compressed mode ⓘ stream mode ⓘ |
| usesArchitecture | client–server model ⓘ |
| usesConnectionType | stateful connection ⓘ |
| usesEncryptionInVariant |
SSH (in SFTP, distinct protocol)
ⓘ
TLS (in FTPS) ⓘ
linked to:
TLS
|
| usesSeparateChannelFor |
control connection
ⓘ
data connection ⓘ |
| usesTransportProtocol |
TCP
ⓘ
linked to:
Transmission Control Protocol
|
| vulnerableTo |
credential interception
ⓘ
eavesdropping ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: FTP Description of subject: FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a standard network protocol used to transfer files between a client and server over a TCP/IP network.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: FTP
subject linked to:
Mosaic (web browser)
linked to: FTP
linked to: FTP
linked to: FTP
linked to: FTP
subject linked to:
SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol)
subject linked to:
SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol)
linked to: FTP
linked to: FTP