TurboFTP is an FTP client and web server designed to sync files and folders on an FTP server with local ones and support large file transfers.
Provide secure data authentication and encryption to help businesses comply with GDPR regulations and DFARS requirements, with strong interruption and stall protection provided through various mechanisms.
SFTP over SSH2
SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) is a secure file transfer protocol that uses SSH as its base security protocol for authentication and protection, but can also run over other data streams.
SFTP goes beyond simple file transfer to provide remote command execution and system administration, as well as backups and data synchronization services. Compatible with numerous operating systems.
Note that SFTP should not be confused with SSH1. SFTP was developed as part of SSH protocol version 2, and will only operate over this network. Although SFTP may still work over SSH-1 connections, some vendors provide software which supports this capability.
When using SFTP, it is critical that the local umask is set correctly; this will ensure files downloaded to the local system do not receive insecure permissions. Furthermore, using either the lmkdir or mkdir commands on both local and remote systems will allow you to create directories to ensure files downloaded are associated with basic attributes like time stamps.
SFTP servers may at times experience unexpected errors that are unrelated to the function they’re designed to support, such as additional features added onto an underlying platform or specific to each server environment. These unexpected errors could arise as a result of new functionality added or features installed specifically within that environment.
TurboFTP’s event handlers for error, end, and close events provide an effective solution to this problem by calling the reject method on any promises when exceptions arise. This prevents applications from attempting to process unhandled errors which could otherwise incur significant performance losses and results in significant efficiency gains.
SSL Certificates
SSL certificates serve to both identify a website and encrypt its sensitive data. These digital documents contain base64 encoded information about its owner, their public key needed for encryption, and an authentic digital signature created using the certificate issuer’s private key – all essential features for secure communications over the Internet. SSL is the industry standard protocol.
DigiCert offers multiple validation levels for its certificates; Domain Validation (DV) requires only that website owners verify ownership. Organization and Extended Validation require further vetting by human specialists in order to authenticate identity and legitimacy of website owners.
Once you’ve gone through all the required verification steps, the certificate authority should issue you a pfx file via email or cPanel that can be imported directly into TurboFTP using their user-friendly Certificate Import Wizard. Your certificate should then appear automatically under People tab of TurboFTP.
SSL client certificate authentication enables users to identify themselves to your TurboFTP server using their own authentication certificate. You can enable it by going to the Connection tab and checking both Allow SSL for FTP and Enable SSL for FTPS check boxes. If you’re using Windows domain environment, group policy allows for automatic enrollment of clients with certificates. When authentication occurs successfully, both server and client use their public keys to validate an authentication certificate; once validated by both, server and browser exchange symmetric session keys encrypted using private key from authentication certificate which are then used to encrypt all subsequent data between them.
Virtual Domains
Virtual Domains allows you to easily set up multiple FTP and SFTP servers on one physical host machine. Each domain features its own virtual file system, configuration options, connection preferences and user list. Furthermore, each server can be set to use different external authentication methods – from ODBC, NTLM, LDAP to Active Directory; as well as control connections both domain and user level (IP access rules, login restrictions and maximum number of connections per IP/User), create logs in W3C extended log format or NCSA common log format as well as rotate log files based on time or size.
Create a new domain easily using the New Domain Wizard, with steps that help you define an FTP/SFTP service, select or create a SSL certificate, choose logging options and create an anonymous account for it. When completed, just press a button to start your FTP/SFTP server!
Note: When running multiple virtual domains on one server, it is essential to remember that each new virtual address corresponds with a separate UNIX system account on your machine; thus doubling or tripling their total. As new virtual domains come online, more UNIX system accounts will become necessary and should be added accordingly.
To address this problem, enable a special option in the virtual domain configuration: only redirect passive IP for secure connections. This setting prevents servers from replacing PASV replies with their public IP when used for secure connections – which allows you to work around routers that alter them by adding headers etc. You can also manage which connections go directly to this virtual domain through Connecting Options page of domain configuration tool.
File Comparison
File Comparison helps companies ensure consistency of content, artwork, and designs across platforms. By automating manual processes and eliminating errors from final products, this software helps reduce risk and compliance issues, detect any deviations or unauthorized changes in files, as well as reduce costs by eliminating printing and rework. File Comparison can especially benefit regulated industries like pharmaceuticals or print/packaging.
Before choosing a file comparison tool, it is crucial to assess its compatibility with existing systems and workflows. Ideally, the tool should integrate seamlessly and meet future growth and needs without issue. Furthermore, take into consideration its functionality and user friendliness; some vendors offer free trials or demos so you can experience it before investing in a license.
Configure the comparison process by specifying file resources to compare (expected and actual) and how they match up, configuring filters to limit how many records match within one file resource and enabling comparison options for matching records or record sets.
File comparison software offers more than text analysis; it’s also ideal for images, documents and other file formats such as video. Key features of file comparison include user-friendly navigation and support for multiple languages. Furthermore, file comparison can integrate seamlessly with other tools to streamline your workflow and detect discrepancies that would otherwise go undetected, such as printer error or misalignments of fonts that might otherwise slip by unnoticed.
Folder Synchronizer
Folder synchronization is an automatic way of maintaining exact copies of folders on two distinct systems, making them readily accessible across your workspaces. TurboFTP’s Folder Synchronizer feature makes this possible in just a few easy steps.
Start by selecting the folders to synchronize in your session, along with any specific file extensions such as.exe or.bat files you may only want transferred. Filters allow for targeted file transfer such as transferring only certain types of files such as.exe and.bat extensions – or by opting out of them completely! You may also choose to exclude certain directories altogether from being synced.
Select the option that works best for you when selecting synchronization options. These may include local to local, local to remote and remote to local folders; when synchronizing local to remote folders you have options such as mirroring them both or overwriting files on both ends; also only transfering recent versions on either side.
TurboFTP uses its synchronization process to determine which files should be transferred between local and FTP destination folders, usually by comparing file timestamps but you can opt to compare file sizes instead if preferred.
Once synchronization has completed, you’ll be given a list of which files will be transferred and which ones deleted. For added safety, clicking Simulate allows for a “dry run” of synchronization without actually moving or deleting any files – providing you with an accurate picture of what will actually take place during synchronization.
