Increased IT complexity, regulatory compliance obligations and senior management demands for greater efficiency are rapidly rendering general-purpose file transfer solutions incapable of meeting current business needs. To address these challenges, proactive businesses have been shifting from traditional solutions to managed file transfer (MFT) servers.
Topics:
JSCAPE MFT,
FTP Server,
sftp server
Many of our customers use Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) for their business file transfers. While SFTP is certainly a good choice for organizations looking to securely transfer multiple files or large files directly to their intended recipient, it’s not the only solution suited for that purpose. In this post, we’ll review seven secure FTP alternatives and discuss their advantages and disadvantages compared to what many consider the de-facto standard for secure, multi-file and large file transfers.
Topics:
SFTP,
sftp server
For the past few decades, many organizations have used the secure file transfer protocol (SFTP) as their main file transfer solution. It’s more secure and less prone to connectivity issues than the archaic file transfer protocol (FTP). However, it’s becoming increasingly clear that SFTP is also starting to age and hit limitations. Companies struggle to meet today’s business needs and use cases with purely SFTP-based solutions.
Topics:
JSCAPE MFT,
SFTP,
sftp server,
mft solutions
Some people are unsure of the difference between MFT Gateway and SFTP server. These are two distinct applications with different core functionalities. Combine them, and you’ll get a more secure, compliant, and highly available file transfer environment.
Topics:
JSCAPE MFT,
sftp server,
mft gateway
The SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) uses TCP port 22 as its default port number. However, if you or your server administrator wishes to assign a different port number for your SFTP service, the protocol allows it. In this post, we’ll take a closer look at the default SFTP port number and tackle some key considerations when choosing alternate port numbers for your SFTP server.
Topics:
SFTP,
ssh,
sftp server,
sftp port number
