ftp

ftp standing for file transfer protocol which is practically the most simple way and also the most secure way to transfer files over the internet.

the most positive aspect of ftp is that you use ftp everyday in terms of downloading anything off the net. such as music, videos, for online gaming. all of these use ftp. its ease of use allows for amateurs and proffessionals to use it and be able to create webpages.

however there are tons of negatives about ftp, ftp doesnt work too well if there are firewalls placed. thus if the firewalls are placed ports need to be forwarded and configurations need to be in order for the transfers to occur. the firewalls also make it hard to filter active mode ftp traffic on the client side, and is a high latency protocol because of the large number of commands needed to initiate a transfer. there is also no intergrity check so if the file is corrupted the client would not be able to know and often the passwords and file contents are sent in clear text which are then able to be intercepted by eavesdroppers.

some of these risks can be minamilised with third party external softwares, with use of third party software the intergrity of a file could be checked, ports that need forwarding will need to be manually forwarded but luckily there are many sites on the internet which help with port forwarding.

but all in all ftp is a useful way which the positives far outweigh the negatives in terms of the easy transfer of information from across the globe can be easily managed!