Trivial File Transfer Protocol
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Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is a simple lockstep File Transfer Protocol which allows a client to get a file from or put a file onto a remote host. One of its primary uses is in the early stages of nodes booting from a local area network. TFTP has been used for this application because it is very simple to implement.
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Communication protocol | |
Abbreviation | TFTP |
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Purpose | File transfer |
Developer(s) | Dr. Karen R. Sollins |
Introduction | June 1981; 43 years ago (1981-06) |
Port(s) | 69/UDP |
RFC(s) | RFC 1350 |
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TFTP was first standardized in 1981[1] and the current specification for the protocol can be found in RFC 1350.