Client certificate authentication is very suitable for highly secure HTTPS connections. But for this type of authentication to work, the server must be configured for it, and a client certificate must be loaded onto a client application. In this post, we'll focus on the client side. More specifically, we'll talk about how you can import a client certificate to Firefox.
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JSCAPE is pleased to announce that it’s JSCAPE MFT Server (9.1) product has achieved Drummond Certified™ status for its implementation of the AS2 protocol. One of the most widely used protocols in the world, AS2 is responsible for B2B e‐commerce messaging for thousands of applications across dozens of industries.
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Weekend is supposed to be reserved for unwinding; a time for re-charging before another long week of work. However, for system administrators, it's also the best time to carry out tasks that are usually difficult to accomplish during weekdays, when everyone's connecting to the server and the network's bustling with activity.
But who says you can't get the best of both worlds? It would be nice to accomplish those tasks even while relaxing on the beach, your couch, your bed, or wherever. Here are 10 tasks you can and should be automating on your file transfer server so you can get that well-deserved break.
Read MoreTopics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Business Process Automation, Triggers
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, OFTP, and AS2 file transfers with AES 256 bit encryption. Does that look like something you can use? Read on!
Read MoreTopics: JSCAPE MFT, Secure File Transfer, SFTP, FTPS, AS2
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 these processes require file exchanges across departments, cities, or continents, file transfer systems start to play a crucial role. And that role doesn't just involve moving files from point A to point B.
Read MoreTopics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Business Process Automation, Secure File Transfer, SFTP, FTPS, AS2
Secure file transfer protocols like SFTP, FTPS, HTTPS, and WebDAVS encrypt data through symmetric key ciphers. These ciphers can be classified into two groups: stream ciphers and block ciphers. Today, we'll discuss what a stream cipher is and what a block cipher is. We'll also talk about the popular encryption algorithms that fall under each group.
Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Secure File Transfer
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 about the other component.
Read MoreTopics: JSCAPE MFT, Secure File Transfer, SFTP, FTPS
As a system administrator, you might want to be notified when a user makes changes to his/her user account. In this post, we'll show you how to set up that kind of capability on JSCAPE MFT Server.
Read MoreTopics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Business Process Automation, Tutorials, Triggers
In a previous post, we taught you how to automatically delete old files from your file transfer server. That exercise could come in handy if you want to recover some free space from your disk drive. However, there can be instances when, instead of deleting aged files, archiving/zipping would be your desired course of action. This article can help teach you how to zip old files.
Read MoreTopics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Business Process Automation, Tutorials
In our previous post, we discussed what a digital certificate is. But how do digital certificates work? Today, we will give you an overview of the basic process involving creating, signing, deploying, and using digital certificates.
Read MoreTopics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Secure File Transfer, digital certificates