I Need To...

Replace Nonsecure FTP

I Need To…

Replace Nonsecure FTP

Use our SecureFX® client and VShell® server to provide secure file transfer instead of using FTP. Although FTP is still widely used and is broadly available on many client and server platforms, leaving an FTP port open on the firewall can be a serious vulnerability. When you use FTP, every bit of data you send and receive is sent in the clear, including your username and password.

Instead, encrypt file transfers with SFTP or FTPS.

If you need to continue to provide non-secure FTP for certain customers or systems, SecureFX and VShell can secure the other FTP transfers using TLS-based encryption.

VShell offers fine-tuned control with settings for Virtual Roots, Access Control Lists, Connection Filters, Triggers, Deny Host, Logging, and User Database.

With VShell you can specify exactly which files and folders each user and group can access. These virtual directories can span multiple drives on your server yet appear to the user as a set of folders in their home directory when they connect.

SecureFX and VShell also provide great automation capabilities. Using VShell's triggers you can:

  • Send an email or pager alert when a file has been uploaded or downloaded.
  • Move an uploaded file to a new directory.
  • Perform a virus scan on newly uploaded files.
  • Send an email or pager alert when someone exceeds the authentication attempts quota you specify.

SecureFX includes SFXCL, a scriptable command-line utility that allows you to create fully automated, unattended secure file transfers. It's common, for example, to transfer big log files when network traffic is at a minimum — often late at night or in the early morning hours. Use Sfxcl.exe to run a file transfer operation that connects, authenticates, and performs the file transfer using strong encryption. SFXCL supports multiple file transfer protocols including SCP, SFTP, FTPS, and HTTPS.


  1. Download evaluation copies of VanDyke Software products.
  2. Read our Secure Shell white papers.

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