New in WS_FTP Server 7

Anti-Hammering
Identify, log and automatically block IP addresses and subnet ranges that attempt consecutive failed logon attempts

FIPS 140-2 Validated Cryptography
Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) approved and validated cryptography up to and including 256-bit AES encryption over SSL, SSH, and SCP2 protocols.

Secure Copy (SCP2)
Secure Copy enables secure file transfers using product supporting the Secure Shell (SSH2) protocol, such as PuTTY and OpenSSH, and provides easy interoperability with Linux and Unix systems.

Enforce Secure Client-Server Connections
Administrators can require encrypted SSH or SSL client-server connections. Ability to force all clients to connect at SSH, SSL v3 or TLS 1.0 or higher.

SSH Key Management
SSH user keys can be imported and exported to and from Windows, Unix and Linux systems.

Enhanced SSL Certificate Support
The WS_FTP Server Trusted Authorities database now supports SSL certificate chains containing either the full chain or just the peer level certificate.

SSH Listener Options
Support for suppressing the SSH protocol name and version from being displayed on the login banner, preventing users from attempting malicious actions on the SSH server based on protocol name and version.

External Authentication
Support for LDAP (Microsoft Active Directory, Novell eDirectory and OpenLDAP) authentication with failover.

Operating System Support
Support for 64-bit operating systems. WS_FTP Server can now be used with Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit).

Email Address Added to User Properties
New user property for storing and using end users e-mail address. The email address can be used as a notification variable for dynamic insertion in notification messages.

New Display Options for User Home Folders
Ability to lock into and control how the end user’s home folder is displayed.

IP Whitelist for End User Authentication
Define specific IP addresses or subnets that can always connect to the server.

Enhanced Date Formatting Support
The log viewer now supports nine different US and international display formats.

Web Transfer Module
Enable web transfer module access for end users via command line or as a user property.

Configuration and Integration Consulting
Ability to scheduled two-hour remote session with a senior technician.

Licensing
New licensing technology simplifies procurement and provisioning & notifies you when software updates are available and enables maintenance-free upgrades.