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SFTPPlus ™
Secure file transfer using Open Standards (SSH, SFTP, FTPS, HTTP, PGP etc)
             plus additional audit & automation for enterprise strength usage

SFTPPlus has been developed in close co-operation with a major insurance company (see FSA data transfers below) to provide additional audit and management to Open Standard products for SSH, SFTP, PGP, FTPS & HTTPS in order to meet regulatory and corporate compliance requirements. It is a cost effective solution that may be installed at one side of the data transfer without being tied to any proprietary protocol. It is designed for use in most enterprise environments and to be flexible & adaptable to suit an unlimited range of needs for secure file transfer internally and externally.   

Pro:Atria Ltd was established in 2001 as a specialist consultancy and distributor for enterprise software products with a focus on multi-platform solutions and include solutions for Secure File Transfer & SFTP, Identity Management & Provisioning, Network Performance and Diagnosis, SOA & Web Services.

Technical skills, together with listening to customer needs, have led to the development of SFTPPlus as a solution to the requirement for audit and automation of SFTP, FTPS, HTTPS as a supported and cost-effective product.

Pro:Atria is an Approved Partner of EDT which is responsible for the Government Gateway, a mission critical ICT application for online government services.

SFTPPlus is provided as a fully supported server and/or client for enterprises who wish to use the security of SSH with open standards together with additional audit and automation for enterprise file transfers. Transfers may be made to/from internal as well as third party external SFTP servers with NO requirement for additional software at the server side. SFTPPlus for servers enables both sides to have the same audit and control - if preferred.

Additional functionality and benefits include:

SFTPPlus can easily be adapted and standard facilities include:
  • Automatic transfer to single or multiple destinations of any file.
  • Monitor an 'inbox' directory for a file, or wait for a triggering event.
  • Take a copy of the file and generate a checksum.
  • All actions audited
  • Alerts raised for specified conditions – including email
  • Option to retrieve a response file after a successful upload
  • Option to add date and timestamp to avoid duplicate names
  • Pre and post processing available for transfers
  • SFTPPlus client runs as a service
  • All files archived with a date & time stamp
  • Support for FTP and FTPS (FTP over SSL)
  • Support for HTTP and HTTPS
  • Support for PGP
  • Server edition
  • Centralised Administration
  • Database for Authentication
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    Server and Client

    The client component is used to send files to the server, or pull files from the server.


    With     the SFTPPlus server installed at your site, and the client (SFTPPlus or other) installed at a customer site, then the customer can send files to you, and get files from you.
     
    With the SFTPPlus client installed at your site, and the server (SFTPPlus or other) installed at a third party site, then you can send files to the third party and pull files from them as well.
     
    Therefore the customers and third parties can use a standard sftp client or server as appropriate but if they also use SFTPPlus they can have better control, automation and audit.  They can also have a pre-configured install to work with your system.
     
    Therefore in some scenarios you may require the server only or client only or both.

     

    FIPS 140-2 Certification.

    We have started the process of obtaining certification for the SFTPPlus Crypto Module under FIPS 140-2 and expect to obtain certification during 2007 for Windows, Unix and Linux.

    However it may help in the short term to note that we provide a FIPS compliant version of SFTPPlus using the OpenSSL FIPS object Module by Open Source Software Institute which is FIPS 140-2 validated and certified by NIST - Certificate No. 733. The certificate states: "......Products which use the above identified cryptographic module may be labeled as complying with the requirements of FIPS 140-2 .....".

    The Security Policy for the OpenSSL FIPS Object module is available here by pdf download. (1,363kb 45 pages).


    CASE STUDY - an example of usage - Transferring data to the FSA using System to System Interface

    The Financial Service Authority (FSA) is in the process of implementing the interfaces for Transaction Reporting System (TRS) Product Sales Data (PSD) and Securities Trades Reporting (Markets) XML documents using the System to System Interface.

    The FSA has not recommended any specific tools for this transfer, but has provided links to web resources which can be used to identify appropriate SFTP client tools.

    The current choice of tools for SFTP transfers is very large, but generally these are designed for interactive use, and provide little in the way of automated operations or audit trail for the client.

    To address this need, Pro:Atria Ltd offer SFTPPlus, which draws on extensive enterprise level experience to provide automation and auditing for SFTP clients.

    SFTPPlus provides an easily configured service, which will transfer files using SFTP to predefined destinations. It also has the ability to collect response files, with configurable names and time intervals.

    With a combination of trusted open source tools and a flexible, configurable controlling service, SFTPPlus is ready for the FSA launch and adaptable for future requirements.

    SFTPPlus has been designed to meet these and other requirements, and has sample configurations provided for both the FSA and Council for Mortgage Lending (CML) reporting environments. It is designed to be easily configured for future systems from these and other regulators as well as corporate requirements (for secure file transfer internally and with business partners) and compliance with HIPAA, SOX, Privacy and Data Protection laws in scenarios including NHSnet MTAs (NHS Messaging Service). 
    		 

     Selected customers & users

    Latest News:

    Oct 07: Approved Partner of EDT

    Jan 07: PGP Supported

    Jun 06:     os/390 & Solaris x86 supported.

    Mar 06: FIPS 140-2 compliant version available.

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    Trials
         Software available for supported trial on request.

    Enquiry Form
    or
    email:     sales@proatria.com   

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    Supported platforms
    -Windows NT/XP/2000/2003
    -UNIX (HP, AIX, Solaris Sparc, Solaris x86, Tru64)
    -Linux (Red Hat, SUSE etc) - Intel, PPC, SPARC, Alpha
    -    OS/390, z/OS
    -AS/400
    -HP-UX Itanium

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    Roadmap includes:
    - FIPS 140-2 accreditation (H1 2006)
    - Support for:

    • Mac

    • OpenVMS

    • Tandem/NonStop

    • and other platforms

    Check for availability

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    The following pdf downloads are available:

    Introduction to ProAtria™ and overview of solutions.

    Overview of SFTPPlus

    SFTPPlus FAQ

    SFTPPlus Features

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    Software trials and detailed technical information are available on request to:

    Sales: Enquiry Form
    or
    email:     sales@proatria.com   
                                             
    Technical Support: technicalsupport@proatria.com

     

    Pricing:
         SFTPPlus is priced to suit every environment and includes options for:

  • Server edition

  • Client edition

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  • Single or multi-platform usage

  • In all cases:

  • Unlimited usage (including concurrent users & connections, unlimited files sizes & numbers etc.) 

  • All functionality included

  • Upgrades free as part of support package

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  • Per server (per installation)

  • or

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  • Unlimited installations on a platform on one site

  • Unlimited enterprise usage across the enterprise countrywide (Single or multi-platform usage)

  • Unlimited enterprise usage across the enterprise worldwide (Single or multi-platform usage)

  • Pricing for your customers and third parties to use SFTPPlus as well. They can use a standard sftp client or server as appropriate but if they also use SFTPPlus they can have better control, automation and audit.  They can also have a pre-configured install to work with your system.

    • This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project  for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit. (http://www.openssl.org/)

    ProAtria™
    Pro:Atria Ltd was established in 2001 as a specialist consultancy and distributor for enterprise software products with a focus on multi-platform solutions and include solutions for Network Performance and Diagnosis, Identity Management & Provisioning, Managed File Transfer, Enhanced File Transfer, Secure File Transfer & SFTP, SOA & Web Services integration of legacy with J2EE & java applications.

    Development & Technical support skills are available in the UK as well with the product vendors. These skills, together with listening to customer needs, have led to the development of SFTPPlus. Programming skills include all important options.

    Consultancy and Meetings. We are often called upon to offer consultancy and advice on the best way of achieving the objectives and we will always offer that advice in order to develop long term relationships and the best solution.

    UK customers include some of the largest names from Banking, Stockbroking, Consultancy, Outsourcing, Insurance, Government and Local Authority, Travel, Engineering, Retail, Accountancy, etc.

    Platforms supported include all major enterprise platforms as well as many major enterprise products.

    Windows XP (WindowsXP, WinXP, Win XP, WXP) windows NT (WindowsNT, WinNT, Win NT, WNT), Windows 2003 (Win 2003, Win2003, W2003), Windows .Net Server (Win .Net Server, Win.Net Server), Windows Server 2003 (Win Server 2003, WinServer 2003) Windows 2000 (Windows2000, W2K, Win 2K, Win2K, Win2000, Win 2000, W2000) Windows 98 (Windows98, Win98, Win 98), Vista

    Mainframe, IBM OS/390 (os390, MVS, zSeries, z/OS, zos, z series, V2R10, V1R1, V1R2, V1R3, V1R4), VM, VSE, Linux, IBM OS/400 (os400, A/S 400, as400, iSeries, i series, AS/400, i5/OS V5R3, i5os) UNIX, IBM AIX (pSeries, p series), HP-UX (HPUX, HP UNIX), Sun Solaris, Compaq Tru64 (Tru 64), Novell Netware (Bindery, NDS), Linux, DEC VAX/VMS, Open VMS, OpenVMS, Oracle, SAP, MQ,

    SSH server, SSH client, SFTP server, SFTP client, FTPS server, FTPS client, HTTPS, HTTP, FTP/S, solaris sparc solaris x86, mac osx, mac os x, mac 10, mac 9, Tandem, non stop, NonStop, HPUX Itanium HP-UX, PGP

    TCP/IP (TCPIP), ODBC, FTP, Lotus Notes, Lotus Domino, Websphere, Apache Tomcat, BEA Web Logic (WebLogic), Tivoli Netview, Sun ONE Application Server, Microsoft .NET, SQL, LDAP, SQL Server, RACF (SecureWay Security Server), CA-ACF2, CA-Top Secret, Internet Explorer 6.x (IE6, IE 6), Internet Explorer 5.x (IE5, IE 5), Netscape 7.x, Netscape 6.x, Firefox, Mozilla, Opera

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