With FTP-SFTP conversion, Tectia ConnectSecure can automatically capture FTP connections on the client and convert them to SFTP and direct them to an SFTP server running Tectia Server, Tectia Server for IBM z/OS or another vendor's Secure Shell server software. The FTP-SFTP conversion requires no changes in the existing FTP scripts or applications, so end-users are not required to change the way they use their applications. However, since the FTP server will be eliminated, any post-processing task performed by it must be directed somewhere else.

It is not possible to do FTP-SFTP conversion specifying IPv6 addresses.