VShell Workgroup Server

VShell Server is available in four editions designed to meet the needs of every size network and organization. VShell editions let you control costs by buying only the number of concurrent connections or feature set that you need. All VShell standard editions offer the same advanced features, and the VShell Custom Server lets you select from a set of custom configurations.

VShell Workgroup Server allows ten concurrent connections, and is intended to serve the needs of a substantial group of users.

Monitor active VShell sessions  V
Shell Monitor is a real-time connection monitoring tool that allows an administrator to view active connections to the VShell server.  
 
Set virtual root file and folder permissions  
For fine-grained control of VShell's virtual root permissions, specific file and folder access permissions can now be set on a per-user, per-root basis.  
 
Auto-create virtual root paths  
Automatically create virtual root paths that use the %USER% variable when the user connects.  
 
Multiple virtual root directories  
The VShell virtual root capability lets you assign different root directory access points to users or groups.
 
Windows account integration  
Native integration with Windows user accounts and groups (local and domain). Control access to VShell functionality.
 
Access control  
Grant access to VShell services by authorized users or groups. On an individual or group basis, allow or deny access to VShell services such as shell, SCP, SFTP, FTPS, and port forwarding.
 
Authentication choices  
Choose from a number of authentication mechanisms including public key, Kerberos, and X.509 digital certificates to create a more secure two-factor authentication strategy. (X.509 support is not available for Mac OS X, FreeBSD, 64-bit Ubuntu, or 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux.)
 
FTPS option  
Choose between Secure Shell SSH2 and FTP over SSL according to your network standards.

SCP file transfers  
SCP file transfers using clients operating as a secure RCP replacement that forwards a remote execution request to SCP over SSH2 (not SFTP). Honors settings for logging, ACLs, and SFTP roots.  
 
Automated secure file transfers  
Use vcp, vsftp, vsh, or any SFTP or SCP2 clients to automate and schedule unattended file transfers.
 
Internal User Database  
Configure VShell-specific users through the new VShell Control Panel User Database page. These VShell-defined users are separate from Windows System accounts.

Administer servers remotely and securely  
Securely access and administer web, mail, database, and application servers.
 
Accomplish common administrative tasks  
With existing secure shell utilities, add new users to the network, check print queues, and control services. Use text-oriented editors (e.g., EDIT and vi) to edit files on the remote system.
 
RunAs Commands  
Give VShell users permission to remotely execute commands as a different user without full admin privileges. The administrator controls who can remotely execute commands, which commands are executed, and what account is used.  
 
 
Start unattended batch jobs  
VShell support for remote command execution allows unattended jobs to be started with any Secure Shell (SSH2) client.

SSH2 support  
VShell SSH2 support offers cross-platform security when connecting from remote clients for shell, file transfer, or port forwarding access. Connect with Secure Shell clients including SecureCRT, SecureFX, and a wide variety of other standard tools.
 
Data encryption  
Encrypt the data using a wide selection of ciphers including 3DES, Twofish, Blowfish, AES-128, AES-192, and AES-256. RSA and DSA public-key authentication methods are also supported.
 
Data integrity  
Message authentication codes (MACs) protect the integrity of each message sent over the network (preventing replay or insertion attacks).
 
Data compression  
Configurable data compression helps improve transfer speeds over slower network links.
 
Host identity verification  
Unique server host key proves its identity to a client as a "known" host (preventing a man-in-the-middle attack).
 
Port forwarding  
Forward TCP/IP ports to securely access standard data traffic like POP3 and SMTP over the internet and intranets through a single, secure, multiplexed channel.
 
Deny Host file  
VShell for Windows now tracks failed authentications by IP address. Once an IP address has been added to the Deny Hosts file, VShell will not allow future connections from that address.
 
Jail shell  
Two configuration options, ChrootUsers and ChrootGroups, combine to restrict users and members of groups to their home directory with any shell, SFTP, or subsystem operation.
 
IPv6 support  
Transparent support for IPv6 allows you to move to the new protocol whenever you are ready. (If you need IPv6 support for AIX 4.3 or HP-UX 11 - let us know).
 
Pass-through printing support  
Pass-through printing allows a remote host program to print on the printer attached to your local terminal (or PC running terminal emulation).
 
Command-line utilities  
Automate routine tasks using command-line utilities: vsftp for an interactive SFTP command line, vsh for command-line shell access, vcp for command-line file transfer, vkeygen to generate public/private keys, and vpka to upload keys to the server.
 
VRALib API for scripting SSH2 sessions  
The VRALib API allows scripting of SSH2 connections through a Windows COM interface. Supported operations include full control over SSH2 connections, sending a command to an SSH2 server and getting the output produced by the command, tunneling/port forwarding, file transfers using SFTP, remote file management, adding host keys to a host key database, and adding keys to the SSH2 authentication agent.
 
Mouse support  
VShell provides mouse support for character-based applications running in a command window.

General server configurationConfigure general server options like listening port, keepalives, idle timeout period, and command shell.  
 
Windows Control Panel  
Configure VShell for maximum security through an easy-to-use graphical control panel.
 
VShellConfig utility  
A Windows command-line utility that allows editing of virtual roots, access control lists (ACLs), and the VShell user database. VShellConfig can import and export configurations to save time when backing up or moving VShell.
 
Filters  
Configure which hosts can connect by IP address, hostname, or netmask; configure which port forwarding requests are allowed.
 
Idle timeout option  
Allows timing out sessions after a configurable idle time.

Server message logging  
Selected server messages may be logged in the VShell log file, sent to the Windows system log or a remote syslog/syslog-ng server. Message groups include errors, warnings, informational, connection, authentication, SFTP, port forward, debug, LSA, and FTPS.
 
Windows event log  
VShell error and warning messages as well as selected other message groups are sent to the system event log.
 
syslog support  
All log messages can be sent to a remote syslog or syslog-ng server.
 
W3C logging option  
The W3C extended log file format option allows the use of third party log tools to analyze VShell activity.
 
Automation triggers  
Configurable trigger conditions allow automated responses to server events: login, logout, upload, and download, also file/folder create, delete, and rename.

Windows^® Server^® 2008 R2
Windows 7
Windows Server 2008
Windows Vista^®
Windows Server 2003 R2
Windows Server 2003
Windows XP
Internet Explorer 5.5 or later

Note: 64-bit editions of the above platforms are supported.

Mac OS^® X 10.6
Mac OS X 10.5 (Intel)

Ubuntu 11.x*
Ubuntu 10.x*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5*

Ubuntu 11.x*
Ubuntu 10.x*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0
Solaris 10 (SPARC)
FreeBSD 8.1 (Intel x86)
FreeBSD 7.0 (Intel x86)
HP-UX 11
Mac OS X 10.6
Mac OS X 10.5 (Intel)
AIX 5.3

*64-bit editions are also supported.