"If security of your authentication credentials matters one iota to you, you'll use scp to transfer files, not FTP." If security maters then use a secure versi

"If security of your authentication credentials matters one iota to you, you'll use scp to transfer files, not FTP." If security maters then use a secure version of the FTP (SFTP or FTPS). FTP has a greater multi-platform support compared to SCP.