Trivial File Transfer Protocol
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The Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) was developed in 1980 by Noel Chiappa as a simple protocol to transfer files between computers. It is implemented using UDP, and is designed to be lightweight and easy to implement. As such, it is very limited in features compared to other alternatives (FTP, SFTP) as well as security. | The Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) was developed in 1980 by Noel Chiappa as a simple protocol to transfer files between computers. It is implemented using UDP, and is designed to be lightweight and easy to implement. As such, it is very limited in features compared to other alternatives (FTP, SFTP) as well as security. | ||
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Revision as of 00:32, 5 April 2009
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Overview
The Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) was developed in 1980 by Noel Chiappa as a simple protocol to transfer files between computers. It is implemented using UDP, and is designed to be lightweight and easy to implement. As such, it is very limited in features compared to other alternatives (FTP, SFTP) as well as security.
Features
TFTP has only two features, reading and writing files. It offers no method of listing directory contents, displaying or changing file permissions or even user authentication.
See Also
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References
--Russeld 18:11, 4 April 2009 (EDT)
