# Supported protocols and formats

## Data transport protocols

Digital River supports the following data transport protocols:

* **Email**–As attachments or within the body.
* **S/FTP (Secure/File Transfer Protocol)**. You can place files on Digital River servers for retrieval or push them to external servers.
* **HTTP/HTTPS (Hypertext Transport Protocol/Hypertext Transport Protocol Secure)**–Supports server-side and Client Certificates.

## XML

Digital River supports the XML (Extensible Markup Language) format.

## Encryption

Digital River supports the following encryption types:

* PGP (Pretty Good Privacy)
* AES (Advanced Encryption Standard)

## GMT

Digital River provides all dates and times in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) format.


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