Security

Robo-FTP supports both connection-level security and file-level security.

Secure Connections

When Robo-FTP connects to a secure site via SFTP, FTPS, or HTTPS the transmitted data is encrypted on one end and automatically decrypted on the other end.

Secure Files

Robo-FTP also supports using PGP to encrypt and decrypt individual files. PGP encrypted files may be transferred via either normal or secure connections. Most servers are not able to automatically decrypt PGP encrypted files. If you need this functionality consider using Robo-FTP Server software on the remote site.

Note: Although password protecting a ZIP file is technically a form of file-level security, it is much weaker security than PGP encryption so we do not address it in the Security section of this manual.  Please see the page describing the ZIP command for details.