| Name | Description | Link |  | 
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| APP (Atom Publishing Protocol) | Simple HTTP-based protocol for creating and updating web resources. |  |  | 
| SWORD (Simple Web-service Offering Repository Deposit) | Standardised profile (specialism) of the APP, restricted to depositing resources into digital repositories. | http://swordapp.org/ |  | 
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| CIFS (Common Internet File System) / SMB (Server Message Block) | Standard application-layer network protocol that provides shared access to files, printers and other communications between nodes on a network. | https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc939973.aspx | 
| Secure FTP (File Transfer Protocol) | Standard network protocol for file transfers between clients and servers. Often encrypted using SSL (FTPS). |  | 
| SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) | Extension to the Secure Shell protocol (SSH) that provides file access, transfer and management capabilities. |  | 
| HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) | Standard application-level protocol for transferring files on the World Wide Web. |  | 
 Updated about 6 years ago