Why use SSH?

SSH improves on the security of standard FTP by encrypting all data transfer traffic, connection data, and passwords to eliminate eavesdropping, connection hijacking, and other attacks.

You can protect your files during transfers with WS_FTP best-in-class 256-bit AES or other encryption options. With this encryption method, you can transfer over SSH/SFTP connections to maintain the security and privacy of sensitive files.

You cannot use SSH unless the FTP server supports it and has been configured to accept SSH connections. If you would like to use SSH, but your server does not support it, contact your server administrator.