108 | Specialized Tools — TFTP and SCP

September 25, 2025

Specialized Tools — TFTP and SCP

Introduction

In addition to “heavyweights” like SFTP, there are simpler, narrow-purpose protocols. They aren’t meant for everyday file sharing, but are indispensable in their niches. In this article, we’ll look at two such tools: TFTP and SCP.

TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) — maximum simplicity

As the name suggests, TFTP is a “trivial” or simplified version of FTP. Its main goal is to be as lightweight and easy to implement as possible.