Title: Should I use FTPS when adding automatically?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Should I use FTPS when adding automatically?

 *  [OM2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/om2/)
 * (@om2)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-i-use-ftps-when-adding-automatically/)
 * Should I use FTPS when adding automatically?
 * Like a plugin for example
 * From what I know: FTP = dangerous – anyone listening into your traffic can get
   the username and password
    (Also know that the chances of someone doing this 
   are slim)
 * Regardless: FTPS – is this recommended?
 * if so: why would FTP be given there as an option??
    (Is it because FTPS is not
   available for all hosters?)
 * Thanks
 * Omar

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-i-use-ftps-when-adding-automatically/#post-1410656)
 * I would always use FTPS where available, but as you guessed, not all hosts allow
   it. I don’t know why.
 *  [tucsonsam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tucsonsam/)
 * (@tucsonsam)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-i-use-ftps-when-adding-automatically/#post-1411062)
 * I want to use FTPS (SSH) to install an update on the Twenty-ten theme, but my
   choices are FTP and FTPS (SSL) but my Service Provider tells me I can only use
   FTPS (ssh). I’ve been unable to install the update, even though the original 
   installation worked fine. What’s up?

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 * In: [Everything else WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/miscellaneous/)
 * 2 replies
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 * Last reply from: [tucsonsam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tucsonsam/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-i-use-ftps-when-adding-automatically/#post-1411062)
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