Secure FTP, FTP/SSL, SFTP, FTPS, FTP, SCP... What's the difference?

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Protocol Type
Specifies the protocol type used for publising the report results to FTP.

• FTP (Standard File Transfer Protocol)
  Files are transferred in a non-secure (plain text) style.
  
• SFTP using SSH2 (Secure Shell)
  SFTP (Secure FTP) is a component of Secure Shell and is supported by most Unix servers running SSH2. Ask your server administrator about availability.
  
• SCP (Secure Copy)
  This is a means of securely transferring computer files between a local and a remote host or between two remote hosts, using the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol. If this type is selected, you will not be able to create folder to the FTP server.
  
• FTP with TLS/SSL (Explicit)
  Explicit connection type of FTP security with TLS/SSL.
  
• FTP with TLS/SSL (Implicit)
  Implicit connection type of TP security with TLS/SSL.