The File Transfer Protocol is a communication protocol used for the transfer of computer files from a server to a client over a network. FTP servers require clients to authenticate using a simple username and password.
You can use FTP to transfer data files to Peak for processing.
Encrypting FTP
Standard FTP is not encrypted which means that any data sent between a server and client could be intercepted and read. For this reason, sending files by FTP over the public Internet is not recommended.
When using FTP to transfer files to Peak, you can specify the type of encryption that will be used.
You can choose to:
- Use plain FTP:
This is regular, unencrypted FTP. - Use explicit FTP over TLS:
This is also known as FTPES.
It is regular FTP that has been upgraded to use TLS/SSL encryption.