

Using this approach, is insecure.įilezilla SSH: In order to use the SSH approach, I just need to go into File > Site Manager > New Site > Protocol > SFTP SSH File Transfer Protocol. With this in mind, is my following understanding correct:įilezilla FTP: When you open up Filezilla, you are taken to the 'FTP Dashboard'.

I am currently using Filezilla, to transfer web files to its server.

Therefore, information can be intercepted and easily read.Īfter looking into this, I have read that using the SSH approach is a secure alternative. The reason being, that when using the FTP approach, your login credentials are being sent into Cyber Space, in plain text. I have heard that FTP is an insecure way of uploading files from a local computer, to a website server.
