SSL vs. TLS Overview
SSL and TLS have many similarities. That's why, in most software applications, they're configured together as "SSL/TLS". However, there are several differences between SSL and TLS well, which is what we're going to talk about now.
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Topics:
Secure File Transfer
Configuring secure SMTP ports can be confusing. Users and sometimes even system administrators aren't sure when to use port 25, 587, or 465. This article should help clarify things.
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Topics:
Secure File Transfer,
FTP,
SMTP ports,
port 587,
port 25
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 might need to employ what is known as two factor authentication (2FA). What is it?
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Topics:
Secure File Transfer,
SFTP
Overview
The departure of Avid Life Media (Ashley Madison's parent company) CEO Noel Biderman wasn't the first time an executive resigned due to a data breach. It's actually the third from a high profile company over a span of a little more than a year. And chances are, it won't be the last.
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Topics:
JSCAPE MFT,
Secure File Transfer
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?
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Topics:
Secure File Transfer,
SFTP,
FTPS,
key exchange
Overview
The multi-step authentication system used to secure the IRS "Get Transcript" application required several pieces of data that only the taxpayers could have known. But even that wasn't strong enough to prevent the recent data breach. That's because the system had one serious limitation.
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News,
Secure File Transfer
Recently, we learned that the total number of accounts that may have been compromised in the IRS data breach might have exceeded 330,000. That alone's already more than twice the original estimates when the breach was first disclosed in May. But aside from the growing numbers, there are a couple more details that really stand out.
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Topics:
News,
Secure File Transfer
SFTP vs. SCP Overview
Both SCP and SFTP run over TCP port 22 by default. Both are also used for transferring files. So are they one and the same? If not, what's the difference between the two? In this post, we compare them in terms of qualities essential to file transfers: speed, security, functionality, support for large files, and support for resuming transfers. Let's see which protocol has the advantage.
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Topics:
Secure File Transfer,
SFTP,
file transfer,
SCP
Overview
Your ability to send and receive emails is largely due to 3 TCP protocols: SMTP, IMAP, and POP3. If you've got a couple of minutes to spare, now's a good time to know what they are and how they differ from one another.
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Topics:
Secure File Transfer,
FTP
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, we've devoted one full tutorial that focuses on that.
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Topics:
JSCAPE MFT,
Managed File Transfer,
Business Process Automation,
Tutorials,
Secure File Transfer,
SFTP