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Should we start using 4096 bit RSA keys?

Theoretically, RSA keys that are 2048 bits long should be good until 2030. If so, isn't it a bit early to start using the 4096-bit keys that have become increasingly available in encryption-enabled applications? It depends.

Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Secure File Transfer, SFTP, FTPS, RSA 4096

How to apply AS2 encryption: video tutorial

If your AS2 connection already runs over HTTPS, your EDI messages should already be protected by the data-in-motion encryption that comes with SSL/TLS. But what if you want an added layer of security or if you're somehow only using HTTP and want to encrypt your transmission? You'll need something like this.

Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Business Process Automation, Videos, Tutorials, Secure File Transfer, AS2

Video: how to create a client certificate on JSCAPE MFT server

A video tutorial demonstrating how to create a client certificate on JSCAPE MFT Server.

Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Videos, Tutorials, Secure File Transfer

3 ways to create OpenPGP keys for file transfers

JSCAPE MFT Server makes it easy to strengthen secure file transfers with OpenPGP encryption. But before you can protect your files with PGP, you need to create the necessary public/private key pairs. In this video, we introduce you to three ways of doing that.

Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Videos, Tutorials, Secure File Transfer

Video: Setting SFTP algorithms on your SFTP server

In this video, we'll talk about the algorithms included in a typical SFTP server and explain their basic functions. We'll cover algorithms for key exchanges, ciphers, MACs, and compressions. After that, we'll dive into the JSCAPE MFT Server Manager Web GUI and show you where you can configure those SFTP algorithms there.

Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Videos, Tutorials, Secure File Transfer

How to set up SFTP public key authentication

A video tutorial demonstrating how to set up sftp public key authentication between trading partners

Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Videos, Tutorials, Secure File Transfer

Video: Monitoring a directory for new files and automatically uploading to a SFTP server

Demonstrates how to configure JSCAPE MFT Server so that it monitors a directory for newly added files and then upload each file to a remote SFTP server.

Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Business Process Automation, Videos, Tutorials, Secure File Transfer, SFTP

Types of businesses that benefit from a MFT server

Overview There are good investments and there are great investments. A piece of software can be a great investment if it makes a substantial impact to business. However, because each type of business has its own peculiarities, the extent of the same software's impact can vary from one business to another. There are those that can benefit immensely and there are those where the same software can make little to no impact at all. In this post, we identify the types of businesses that can make excellent ROI out of a managed file transfer server acquisition. We hope this will help you determine whether an MFT server can be a great investment for you.

Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Business Process Automation, Secure File Transfer

How does china's cybersecurity law impact data transfers?

Legislations that involve data protection or privacy always draw our attention because they often have implications to business transactions and file transfers. China's new Cybersecurity Law certainly falls into this category.

Topics: News, JSCAPE MFT, Secure File Transfer

Video: how to automatically forward files from FTP to SFTP

In this video tutorial, we'll show you how to automatically forward FTP uploads to an SFTP server.

Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Videos, Tutorials, Secure File Transfer, SFTP, FTP