Key Benefits
Maintain file systems and documents securely. Transfer files across networks and the internet with a choice of SFTP over SSH2, FTP over SSL, SCP, or FTP for internal networks.
Get running quickly. With an easy-to-learn tabbed interface to help you organize your sessions, you can drag and drop files to start transfers, even between SecureFX and applications like Explorer or WinZip.
Synchronize files using QuickSynchronize. Upload, download, and mirror files, with filtering to include or exclude files or file types. Store configurations for multiple sites.
Recover more easily when transfers fail. SecureFX works to complete interrupted transfers, with resume on multi-file transfers and a "relentless" transfer mode.
Make transfers unattended. The SFXCL command-line client allows you to automate tasks with powerful options like site synchronization.
Comply with Federal standards. Use security protocols that help meet HIPAA, SOX, and other guidelines, including FIPS 140-2.
Save steps with integrated SecureFX and SecureCRT®. Set up connections with shared sessions and server host keys. Common sessions and settings reduce repeated steps.
New in SecureFX 6.5
Compatible with Windows 7 SecureCRT supports live program previews on the taskbar. Tested for compatibility with Windows 7.
Tabbed interface Keep your sessions organized by grouping them together as you like. Layout options include vertical, horizontal, and a single group.
New display options and themes An updated look for the user interface includes several new display themes.
Parent folder ".." icon Navigation is virtually seamless with the parent folder ".." in the file list.
SCP support SCP is a new transfer protocol choice in the SecureFX Session Options dialog. SCP can also be specified in SFXCL.
SFXCL supports sending commands Send commands such as “Quote” prior to connecting using the new /Command parameter.
Security
User authentication SecureFX supports password, public key (RSA, DSA, and X.509 including smart cards), Kerberos v5 (via GSSAPI), and keyboard interactive when connecting to SSH2 servers. Support for FTP/SSL mutual authentication is supported using self-signed certificates.
Public Key Assistant Public Key Assistant allows easy and secure upload of public keys to the server.
Data encryption Select from a wide selection of ciphers including: AES, AES-CTR, Twofish, Blowfish, 3DES, and RC4 to ensure strong data encryption.
Data integrity Guarantee the integrity of each message sent over the network (preventing replay or insertion attacks).
Host identity verification Unique server host key proves its identity to a client as a "known" host (preventing a man in the middle attack).
X.509 certificate user authentication support Smart card-based public-key authentication using X.509-compatible certificates supports highly secure two-factor authentication. SecureFX supports the PKCS #12 (.pfx) standard file format for X.509 certificates and private keys. PKCS #11 is also supported, allowing a cryptographic token interface to be used. X.509 host key checking automatically accepts the host key if the certificate is valid.
GSSAPI support Support for GSSAPI secured key exchange for SSH2 connections. Mechanisms supported depend on GSSAPI provider. Only the Kerberos v5 mechanism has been tested. For SSH2 connections, the Server Principal Name (SPN) can be specified in the GSSAPI Properties dialog.
File Transfer
Multiple protocol support SecureFX supports SSH2 SFTP, FTP/SSL, SCP, and conventional FTP in a single client, providing the maximum in flexibility when connecting to a range of remote servers.
Protocol updates Support for SFTP through version 6.
Site synchronization Select local and remote folders, choose from upload, download, and mirror options, then fine tune file selection in the synchronization window. Filtering with wildcard support allows files to be included or excluded during a synchronize operation, which makes it possible to do things like exclude an .svn folder. To save set up time, Quick Synchronize and Synchronize dialogs optionally use paths from the active sessions for synchronize operations. Multiple sites are easy to keep synchronized with a synchronize database that supports saving, editing, and executing synchronize operations. Quick synchronize mirror with delete automatically deletes files or folders that are not on the source from the destination, allowing you to exactly match the destination and source. This is also supported in SFXCL.
Multiple simultaneous connections and transfers Set up all of your connections and transfers in one SecureFX application window — avoid cluttering your desktop
Complete upload control No surprise accidental overwrites of files on the remote host with SecureFX's support to prompt on upload overwrites.
"Relentless" file transfer Automatically reconnect after a broken connection and resume the transfer.
Resume file transfers Resumes transfer of one or more files — saves time, especially with large files.
Move files Transfer and delete files in one step with the /Move flag in the SFXCL command-line utility. Drag-and-drop move is also supported by holding down the ALT key.
Transfer queue When connected to a host, you can now queue up files to be transferred. Transfers are done serially, preventing errors if the remote FTP server doesn't allow multiple connections. Drag files to the transfer queue, resize the transfer queue window, and hide or show columns.
File transfer server support A wide range of file transfer servers is supported by SecureFX including MVS, VMS, Windows, UNIX, and many others.
SFTP ASCII file transfer option Text format files can be sent as raw text rather than in binary format for more compatible transfers of files like HTML and server logs between different operating systems.
Ease of Use
Tabbed sessions Keep your sessions organized by grouping them together as you like. Layout options include vertical, horizontal, and a single group.
Drag and drop from Windows Explorer SecureFX allows you to drag-and-drop files between a remote server and your desktop, Windows Explorer, and other applications like WinZip.
Address bar An editable address bar shows the current path of the local or remote session as well as a history of the most recently used paths, allowing you to navigate easily between paths, type paths, or copy and paste paths to and from the clipboard.
Windows Explorer look and feel Familiar interface that is easy to learn and navigate.
Supports Network Neighborhood Simple, easy-to-learn network file browsing and transfer.
Quick Connect Simple interface to connect with minimum setup; select a protocol, enter a hostname and connect. Quick Connect dialog supports SFTP and FTP.
New Session wizard Guided setup simplifies the creation of new sessions.
Minimal setup Ready to use as installed without configuration — file types and sessions are already defined.
Application
32-bit Windows application SecureFX was built as a 32-bit application from the ground up. SecureFX is supported under Windows 7, XP, 2000, Server 2003, and Vista.
64-bit Windows application A native 64-bit version is available for x64 Windows platforms.
Integration with SecureCRT® SecureFX and SecureCRT can share the global options, session options, and the host key database so you only need to perform operations like setting application defaults, sessions settings, or accepting a server's host key once. SecureCRT and SecureFX can share passwords and passphrases while either application or the Activator utility is running and both SecureCRT and SecureFX sessions are displayed on the Activator menu. Launch either application from a toolbar button and specify a session to connect to. A combined installer is available that installs both clients and their DLLs into the same folder, making it easy to install SecureCRT and SecureFX and keep them in sync.
Activator session manager Activator will display all of your current SecureFX and SecureCRT sessions in one handy menu. Activator also acts as an SSH agent so that passphrases only have to be entered once per key as long as Activator is running. Agent support in the Activator allows keys to be explicitly added and removed.
Customize the toolbar and menu Support for dragging and dropping toolbar and menu items, making it easy to modify the menu and toolbar to suit your needs.
Support for U3 smart drives When installed to a U3 smart drive using the SecureFX U3 installer, SecureFX saves configuration and settings to the U3 drive, making it completely portable.
Firewall support A wide range of firewalls are supported, including SOCKS4, SOCKS5, CSM, WinGate, WinProxy, and Raptor, unauthenticated and basic HTTP proxy, and generic proxy.
Site organization Create custom sessions and organize them in the Connect dialog in any order as well as alphabetically. Use friendly site names, move sites anywhere in the site tree, and copy/paste site definitions. The Connect dialog allows multiple sessions to be selected and then edited, making it easy to do things like change the passwords for a group of sessions.
Busy site retry Automatically reconnects to sites that refuse an initial connection because of too many users.
Quote commands Send server-specific commands beyond the standard FTP set.
Keep-alive option Keeps connection busy when not in active use to prevent it from being disconnected by a server.
Paste URL command Copy FTP addresses from an e-mail or a browser and open the site in SecureFX.
Configurable sound notifications Assign sounds to play on connect, unexpected disconnect, transfer complete, and error. SecureFX supports .wav sound files.
Advanced
OpenSSH public and private key format support Generate keys in OpenSSH format or convert VanDyke Software format private keys to OpenSSH format so that the same keys can be used with other Secure Shell clients.
Enhanced host-key management Key management in SecureFX includes the ability to view, import, and export host keys.
Remote file editing Right-click on any file on the remote site and open it for editing. Optionally, the file being edited is uploaded to the remote server each time the file is saved on the local machine.
Command-line support Automate routine secure file transfer operations with batch scripts. Combined with public key-only authentication, it is possible to automate secure, unattended file transfer processes. SFXCL also supports deleting, renaming, moving, and listing files.
Change file permissions on server Change read/write/execute permissions as allowed by your user account privileges.
Upload file permissions Specify file permissions for uploaded files.
Use environment variables in paths Use environment variables like APPDATA, TEMP, and USERPROFILE in paths specified in SecureFX global and session options, making it easier to move/copy settings to other machines and to create configurations that will work for multiple users.
Resolve symbolic links Select this option to automatically resolve symbolic links.
MSI installers MSI support allows you to distribute the applications through your distributions server using Group Policy and to automate installs through SMS or other install programs.
Autohide dot files With this option on, dot files such as .cshrc and .login will not be displayed and will not clutter the file listing.
Default upload file permissions Whether you need to make sure only you can read your files or make sure that the uploaded files are readable by the world, you can define UMASK permissions for each site to get the needed results.
Time zone configuration Set remote time zone manually for accurate time/date comparisons between local and remote.
Filename conversion on upload Force filenames to lowercase or uppercase.
Enhanced file permission tools Ability to change permissions on multiple files at once has been added. When connected to VShell® for Windows version 2.2 or higher, the Properties dialog for the remote file or folder has a Security tab that allows ACL permissions to be viewed.
IPv6 support SecureFX 4.0 and newer releases support the IPv6 standard being implemented across the internet. IPv6 addresses limitations with the current IPv4 standard, such as the limited number of available IPv4 addresses.
