SFTP, SSH, FTPS, HTTPS - uses

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Some of the many other uses for secure file transfer & SFTP software

The enterprise gains the flexibility to utilize our solution for all other enterprise data management needs whether stand-alone or integrating with in-house applications or as part of a total solution integrating with other vendors solutions. Some of the many possibilities include:

• Secure, managed file transfers (SFTP, MFT)
• Peer-to-peer  (P2P) secure file transfer
• B2B data exchange
• Encrypt file transfers & encryption of information
• SSH file transfer
• Encrypted data transfer
• Automated restart of file transfer in case of failure
• Integration with standard SSH/SFTP servers
• Enterprise Application Integration – EAI
• Enterprise Resource Planning – ERP
• Business Process Integration – BPI
• Extract, Transform, Load – ETL
• Extract, Transformation, Move, Load – ETML
• Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) & WebServices
• Data transport layer for EDI including AS1, AS2, AS2, AS3, XML etc
• Data archiving, data backup, data recovery software
• Disaster recovery, data warehouse, data warehousing,
• Electronic Document Management – EDM
• Electronic Record Management – ERM
• secure file transfer over LAN, WAN, VAN, VPN etc
• Secure data via the internet
• Secure transactions via the internet
• Encrypted data exchange via the internet
• Secure file exchange via the internet
• Secure web applications
• E-business web services
• ecommerce, ebusiness, etrading, egovt, epayments, ehealth, egovernment,
• e-commerce, e-payments, e-health, e-business, e-trading, e-govt, e-government,
• secure business data exchange,
• file sharing
• securing data transfers through the DMZ
• enhanced file transfer – EFT software
• managed file transfer – MFT software
• secure bulk data transfer, bulk file transfers
• enhanced data centre security
• secure file transfer by dialup modem (56k etc)
• secure data transfer via broadband and ADSL
• secure file transfers with remote connections
• Data transfers via SSL, FTP, FTPS, HTTP, HTTPS, SSH2
• HIPAA secure file transfer
• FSA & CML SFTP transfers (eg TRS, PSD, STR, XML)
• SOX secure data movement
• NHSNet MTAs - NHS Messaging Service with Message Transfer Agents
• Co-existence with products including CONNECT:Direct (NDM, Network DataMover) from Sterling Commerce and XCOM from CA

                                        
Secure file transfer using SSH plus additional audit & automation

SFTPPlus™ has been developed in close co-operation with a major insurance company (see case study: FSA data transfers below) to provide additional audit and management to open SFTP products 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.   

SFTPPlus is provided as a fully supported server & 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. A version of 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.
    + Option to 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
    + Date and timestamp added to avoid duplicate names
    + Pre and post processing available for transfers
    + SFTPPlus client runs as a service
    + Support for FTP, FTPS (FTP over SSL), HTTP, HTTPS, SSL, SSH2
    + All files archived with a date & time stamp.

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 and recommends that additional automation is used.

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  have launched 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 (such as NYSE & NASDAQ) as well as corporate requirements (for secure file transfer internally and with business partners) and compliance with HIPAA, SOX, Privacy and Data Protection laws.

Trials
Software available for supported trial on request.

Requirements and supported platforms
Standard SSH SFTP
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

Roadmap includes:
- FIPS 140-2 accreditation (H1 2006)
Support for AS/400
Mac
OpenVMS
and other platforms

Check for availability

The following pdf downloads are available:

Introduction to ProAtria™ and overview of solutions.

Overview of SFTPPlus

SFTPPlus Features

SFTPPlus FAQ

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

Sales: Enquiry Form
or
email: sales@proatria.com   

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.