Let's say you have trading partners who can only transfer files to you via SFTP. Incidentally, you also happen to have an account on Azure Blob Storage and you prefer to store those files there. You're probably thinking: How can I automatically copy files from my SFTP server to Azure Blob Storage? That's easy if you're using JSCAPE MFT Server. We'll show you one-on-one, if you request a free trial.
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John Carl Villanueva
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How To Automatically Transfer Files From SFTP To Azure Blob Storage Via Network Storage
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Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Business Process Automation, Tutorials, Secure File Transfer, SFTP
Three Ways To Generate OpenPGP Keys
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JSCAPE MFT Server makes it easy to strengthen secure file transfers with OpenPGP encryption and decryption. But before you can protect your files with this cryptography method, you need to create the necessary public/private key pairs. In this post, we'll introduce you to three ways of doing that.
Read MoreTopics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Secure File Transfer, OpenPGP keys
How To Set Up a Server To Server File Transfer
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Overview
In a previous post, we talked about typical situations that call for server to server file transfers. We’re pretty sure some of you want to know how they’re actually set up, so we came up with this blog post. In this article, we’ve outlined all the necessary steps you need to take to set up a server to server file transfer.
Read MoreHow To Use Amazon S3 As Storage For Your MFT Server
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Overview
A couple of weeks ago, we compared the advantages and disadvantages of using Amazon S3 and local storage as file storage system for JSCAPE MFT Server. For those who want to try storing their file transfer server end user files on Amazon S3, this post is for you.
Read MoreTopics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Tutorials, Reverse Proxy
Customising The Web User Interface Of Your HTTP/S File Transfer Service
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When you first launch your web file transfer service on JSCAPE MFT Server, you'll notice that the web user interface has the JSCAPE branding starting from the login screen and continuing inside. You can actually customize that and make it your own.
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What Is HMAC (Hash-based message authentication code), And How Does It Secure File Transfers?
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An Overview of HMAC
Data integrity checks are vital to secure communications. They enable communicating parties to verify the integrity and authenticity of the messages they receive. In secure file transfer protocols like FTPS, SFTP, and HTTPS, data integrity/message authentication is usually achieved through a mechanism known as HMAC (Hash-based message authentication code). In this post, we explain what HMAC is, its basic inner workings, and how it secures data transfers.
Read MoreTopics: Secure File Transfer, SFTP, FTPS, HMAC
What Is HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS)?
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When I first read about HSTS, my first reaction was, "What's this? A replacement for HTTPS? Considering the ubiquity of HTTPS, shouldn't we be working to improve it first instead of replacing it?" Turned out, my initial understanding of HTTP Strict Transport Security was off the mark.
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How To Set Up An HTTP File Transfer
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A Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) file transfer, which is also known as a web file transfer, is one of the most user-friendly methods of transferring files. For users to upload files or download files with an HTTP server, all they need is a web browser. Users can employ any web browser, such as Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge or Safari for that purpose.
Read MoreTopics: JSCAPE MFT, Videos, file transfer
That Free FTP Server Might Cost More Than You Think
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As you scout for the most cost-effective way of transmitting files with your business units and trading partners, among the many file sharing solutions that will likely stand out are free FTP servers. Most of these software applications are already bundled (or readily available through repositories) in operating systems like Linux, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows, so they likely don't require additional costs ... or so it seems.
Read MoreTopics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Business Process Automation, Secure File Transfer
How To Enable Anonymous File Uploads On Your Web File Transfer Server
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Not everyone using your web file transfer server needs to have a user account. There can be instances when it's perfectly fine for a user to just carry out an anonymous file upload. Meaning, that user doesn't have to login. This set up can be useful in cases where an outsider just needs to do a one-off upload. We'll show you how to enable that functionality on JSCAPE MFT Server.
Read MoreTopics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Tutorials