SCP (Secure Copy) Protocol

Files.com's SFTP server supports the SCP protocol, another file transfer protocol built on top of SSH.

There are technical differences between SCP and SFTP (SCP cannot delete or rename items, for example), but transferring files works the same way with either protocol.

SCP is commonly used under the hood, often for transfers between servers. If your connection was configured by someone else, such as your IT department, you might not realize you are using SCP rather than SFTP because the end behavior is identical. Modern SCP programs often use the SFTP protocol by default.

Using SCP with your Files.com site works the same as SFTP, on the same ports. All of the available SFTP settings for your site, including ciphers and SSH Key authentication, apply the same way whether you connect with SCP or SFTP. Any actions performed through SCP appear in your logs as SFTP activity.