# Apache MINA

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/apache-mina/  
**Website:** https://mina.apache.org/  
**APIs profiled:** 3

Apache MINA is a network application framework that helps develop high-performance and high-scalability network applications. It provides an abstract event-driven asynchronous API over various transports such as TCP/IP and UDP/IP via Java NIO. MINA includes sub-projects for SSH (SSHD), FTP (FtpServer), and XMPP (Vysper) protocols.

## Kin Score — 15.0 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 15.0).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 9.5 |
| Commercial Clarity | 26.3 |
| Access Clarity | 26.3 |

## Agent readiness — 3.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (3)

- **Apache MINA Core** — MINA Core provides a Java NIO-based API for building high-performance network applications with support for TCP and UDP protocols, an event-driven filter chain for protocol code...
- **Apache MINA SSHD** — Apache MINA SSHD is a comprehensive Java library for client- and server-side SSH protocol implementation. It supports SCP, SFTP, port forwarding, key management, and various aut...
- **Apache FtpServer** — Apache FtpServer is a 100% pure Java FTP server built on MINA. It is designed to be used as a complete and portable FTP server engine solution based on currently available open ...

## Security (2)

- **Apache Mina Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Apache Mina Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Apache Mina Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (5)

- **Custom Network Protocol Implementation** — Build custom client-server protocols over TCP/UDP using MINA's filter chain and codec framework.
- **SSH Automation and File Transfer** — Implement SSH automation, SFTP file transfer, and SCP operations using Apache MINA SSHD.
- **Embedded FTP Server** — Embed a fully functional FTP server within Java applications using Apache FtpServer.
- **High-Concurrency Network Services** — Build network services handling thousands of concurrent connections with minimal resource usage via NIO.
- **IoT Device Communication** — Implement lightweight IoT device communication protocols over TCP/UDP using MINA's framework.

## Tags

Async I/O, Java, Networking, NIO, Protocol Framework, SSH

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/apache-mina/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.