Many third-party AFP implementations use AFP 2.x, thereby supporting AppleTalk as a connection method. The AFP 2.x family supports both TCP/IP (using Data Stream Interface) and AppleTalk for communication and service discovery.
AFP supports Unicode file names, POSIX and access control list permissions, resource forks, named extended attributes, and advanced file locking.ĪFP versions 3.0 and greater rely exclusively on TCP/IP (port 548) for establishing communication, supporting AppleTalk only as a service discovery protocol. The latest version of Apple's OS at the time of writing, macOS Ventura, is still able to authenticate with and connect to AFP servers. Starting with OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Server Message Block (SMB) was made the primary file sharing protocol, with the ability to run an AFP server removed later in macOS 11 Big Sur. In OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and earlier, AFP was the primary protocol for file services. The Apple Filing Protocol ( AFP), formerly AppleTalk Filing Protocol, is a proprietary network protocol, and part of the Apple File Service ( AFS), that offers file services for macOS, classic Mac OS, and Apple IIs. Apple Filing Protocol Communication protocol Not to be confused with Apple File System (APFS), a file system for macOS, iOS, tvOS and watchOS, currently being developed and deployed by Apple Inc.
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