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7 File Transfer Protocols

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  Before you choose a  secure file transfer solution , it is best to have a basic understanding of the protocols involved, which make file transfers safe and reliable. 1.FTP The  FTP file transfer protocol  has existed for decades and has been widely used in the past. TCP provides reliable data transfer through message sequence confirmation and message retransfer mechanisms; at the same time, various widely used operating systems (WINDOWS/LINUX/UNIX/MAC) have built-in TCP protocol stacks, and POSIX standards define the TCP Socket standard API interface, these factors have contributed to TCP's widespread success on a global scale. However, this transfer protocol, which was designed more than 20 years ago, has become increasingly unsuitable for the rapidly developing network environment and the requirements of new applications, especially when there are a certain packet loss and delay on the network transfer path. Transfer throughput declines sharply, and path ...