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Category: SFTP

  • Mapping FTP, FTPS, or SFTP server drives to samba

    Overview There are a couple of reasons why you’ll want to map file transfer server drives to Samba shares. Maybe your users have existing files on a separate machine that doesn’t have any file…

  • SSL vs SSH – a Not-So-Technical comparison

    Overview The most widely used secure file transfer protocols, SFTP and FTPS, get their security from underlying protocols. SFTP from SSH and FTPS from SSL. Let’s compare the two.

  • EDI transmission types every trading partner should know

    Overview In order to conduct Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) transactions with a trading partner, businesses need a way of transmitting their EDI messages. Today, we take a look at the most widely used EDI…

  • How to use a windows FTP client for secure downloads

    Despite FTP’s vulnerabilities, many Windows users still use FTP clients for transferring files over the Internet. If you really have to keep using that archaic file transfer protocol, at least do it securely. Here’s…

  • Uploading a 2nd file only if the 1st succeeds – using 1 trigger

    Overview In our previous post, we showed you how to use two triggers to upload a second file only if the first upload succeeded. Here’s a shorter way to do it.

  • What is two factor (2 step) authentication?

    Overview Passwords (even strong ones) can sometimes fall into the wrong hands. To minimize the risk of granting access to an impersonator who might have managed to obtain someone else’s username and password, you…

  • Forwarding files from FTP to an SFTP server with JSCAPE

    JSCAPE is pleased to announce the release of AnyClient 4.2. This release includes several new features and enhancements, highlights of which include:

  • What is a key exchange?

    Overview Before any files can be securely sent over protocols like FTPS, HTTPS, and SFTP, the two communicating parties must engage in a key exchange. What’s that?

  • SCP vs. SFTP: 9 key comparisons

    Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) and Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) are both widely accepted alternatives to the enduring but highly vulnerable File Transfer Protocol (FTP). Since both protocols run on Secure Shell (SSH), IT…

  • How to use public key authentication with partners

    Overview Several months ago, we published a tutorial crafted to help network/server administrators prepare trading partners for SFTP automation. That article lacked one important feature found in SFTP – public key authentication. So today,…

  • Using sftp -r

    While using SFTP on the command line, there might be instances when you’ll want to upload or download an entire directory and all the the files and subdirectories underneath it. To accomplish that, you’ll…

  • 12 file transfer protocols for businesses

    Overview: File Transfer Protocols for Businesses Still wondering which file transfer protocol is right for your business? Here are a dozen you can choose from. Below this list, we’ve also added brief descriptions of…

  • Can you identify the port numbers of these 12 file transfer protocols?

    Most of these file transfer protocols should already be running on your network. Can you identify their respective default port numbers?

  • Various linux SCP examples to get you started with using secure copy

    Overview SCP (Secure Copy) is a quick, easy way to transfer files securely between two Linux machines. If you don’t mind using the command line and all you want is a simple way to…

  • Meeting AES 256 encryption requirements for data in transit

    Overview Not many organizations require AES 256 encryption to secure their sensitive documents. But those who do might find this post quite useful. Here, we’ll show you how to enable FTPS, SFTP, HTTPS, WebDAVS,…

  • File transfers have a much bigger impact on Time-To-Market than you think

    A growing number of businesses are finding it imperative to get certain products out in the market FAST. To beat extremely tight deadlines, most of them employ IT systems to accelerate business processes. Whenever…

  • What is a Cipher? | Understanding Encryption Algorithms

    Overview The strength of an encryption largely depends on two components: 1) the cipher and 2) the length of the key. We already discussed key lengths in an older post. So today, let’s talk…

  • What is a digital signature?

    Overview Digital signatures help enforce security during data transfers. They’re mainly responsible for establishing authentication, data integrity, and non-repudiation. Today, we’ll be talking about the basic concepts behind digital signatures, where they’re used, how…

  • Symmetric vs asymmetric encryption

    Overview: Symmetric vs. Asymmetric Encryption Secure file transfer protocols generally employ a combination of symmetric and asymmetric encryption to preserve the confidentiality of data while in transit. So why the need for two kinds…

  • Updated SSH, SFTP and SCP java libraries released

    JSCAPE is pleased to announce the release of updated versions of it’s Secure FTP Factory (9.2), Secure iNet Factory (9.3) and SSH Factory (4.3) Java development libraries. These updates focus on performance and security…

  • Benefits of an SFTP server for business

    Overview In today’s data-driven world, the accuracy, integrity, speed, confidentiality, and availability of data matters a lot to businesses. That’s why it’s imperative for file transfer systems to be capable of meeting the highest…

  • What is an SFTP key?

    Used at the start of a Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) session, an SFTP key is a type of credential you load on an SFTP client to authenticate with an SFTP server. SFTP keys…

  • Benefits of using SFTP on the command line

    Overview: SFTP Command Line Although GUI SFTP file transfer clients are more intuitive to use, some people still prefer to use SFTP through the command line. That’s understandable. If you’re already familiar with all…

  • 5 indispensable tips for choosing a business SFTP FTP server

    Overview To support both regular and sensitive data transfers, businesses typically reinforce their FTP service with a secure file transfer protocol like SFTP. But while these secure network protocols do a good job in…

  • Choosing the right SFTP client for enterprise file transfers

    For enterprise organizations, sharing sensitive data is a natural part of business processes. Organizations frequently send files like payroll records, contracts, healthcare data and other sensitive details that cannot fall into the wrong hands.…

  • SFTP simplified

    Overview SFTP is a secure method for transferring files between two computers. SFTP can stand for either SSH File Transfer Protocol or Secure File Transfer Protocol. This post will introduce you to the major…

  • 10 ways to make server to server file transfers for enterprise use

    Overview Server to server file transfers are usually associated with enterprise business processes. Interestingly, some of these file transfers actually don’t fit the bill. In this post, we’ll share some tips on how you…

  • Why your business needs an SSH secure file transfer client

    Once the crooks have obtained our login credentials, they can just simply login to our FTP server and grab whatever files they find.

  • How to achieve truly secure FTP — 7 essential tips | JSACPE

    Although plain File Transfer Protocol (FTP) has been the data transfer solution of choice for several decades, it’s no longer fit for today’s business environments. With so many business processes now involving sensitive data,…

  • 10 essential attributes of secure file transfer systems

    Overview: Secure File Transfer Systems Normally, when people send files over the Internet, they do it through email, FTP, or cloud-based file sharing services. That’s perfectly fine if the files you send don’t contain…

  • Updated versions of java SFTP and SSH components released

    JSCAPE is pleased to announce the release new versions of it’s Secure FTP Factory (9.0), Secure iNet Factory (9.0) and SSH Factory (4.0) Java networking components suites. The changes made as part of these…

  • Java SCP file transfer guide & example

    In addition to the information below, we’re offering a free trial when you contact your account manager. SCP is another old SSH (Secure Shell) file-transfer protocol — it can be traced back to the…

  • Secure file transfer with java SFTP library

    If you’re a programmer, you’ve already learned dozens of TLA’s (Three Letter Acronyms). If a phrase has four words, of course, we don’t call the acronym an “FLA” because any civilian could understand that.…

  • Secure file transfer with java FTP library

    When two little kids want to exchange a secret, a lot of negotiation is necessary: “Promise you won’t tell? Cross your heart and hope to die?”. When a client and server computer want to…

  • How to transfer files with the java FTP library

    Here’s some philosophy to go with the Secure FTP Factory library. There are some things in life that you should never do unless you feel completely secure. One of them is withdrawing money from…

  • Secure FTP factory 8.8.0 released

    JSCAPE is pleased to announce the release of Secure FTP Factory for Java 8.8.0