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We want to provide access to upload files on a FTP server. How to provide the access for the same?

What is difference between a FTP and SFTP server?

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In simple terms, both do the same thing, but SFTP sets up an encrypted tunnel first. This is important because without it, the username and password people use to log in can be read by anyone who can see the traffic.

SFTP is recommended if you care about the files staying private.

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    Nitpicking: SFTP is not a tunnel for FTP, and you can't use SFTP to protect your FTP server ;-) – AviD May 16 '16 at 06:40
  • @AviD I'm trying to read my sentence the way you did, and I'm having trouble. So, I'm not sure how to change it. – schroeder May 16 '16 at 14:30
  • Don't bother, like I said I was just nitpicking ;-) My point was that SFTP and FTP are completely different and unconnected, if you're using SFTP you don't even *have* and FTP server :P – AviD May 16 '16 at 14:38