Overhead of FTPS and FTP over IPsec in IPv6 networks

Abstract

FTP is client server architecture based protocol from transferring files over TCP/IP network. It is used with user based password authentication or which anonymous user access. All transmissions are in clear text. User names, passwords, FTP commands and transferred files can be read by anyone sniffing on the network. FTPS and FTP over IPsec are cost effective methods of securing file transfer communication which provide authentication and encryption functionalities for file transfer communications. But those methods introduce processing overheads, packets overheads and key management delays to different extends. This research paper compares and contrasts the overhead of securing file transfer communication using FTPS and FTP over IPsec in IPv6 networks.