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Why PGP is an extremely bad choice for a file server's at-rest encryption, and how to do it right

Syncplify Server! Miscellaneous

Pretty Good Privacy (PGP and all of its variants) is a well-known encryption program that provide...

Updated 1 year ago by DevTeam

Where do I download the old v4/v5 installers?

Syncplify Server! Miscellaneous

WARNING: both version 4 and version 5 are now discontinued and retired, so please be aware that d...

Updated 1 year ago by DevTeam

High-Availability (HA): how to setup

Syncplify Server! Installation

This article assumes you've already read, understood, and are familiar with the general concepts ...

Updated 1 year ago by DevTeam

How to fix "Invalid OTP" error during setup

Syncplify Server! Installation

In order to ensure the utmost level of security, the web-based portion of the setup process must ...

Updated 1 year ago by DevTeam

Firewalls and FTP external IP address for PASV

Syncplify Server! Miscellaneous

Most firewalls (we’d say all the ones we know) have NAT/PAT capabilities, and many are able to pe...

Updated 1 year ago by DevTeam

W3C log file format and UTC timestamps

Syncplify Server! Miscellaneous

Every once in a while we receive a support request from some customers asking us how to “fix” t...

Updated 1 year ago by DevTeam

How Syncplify.me Server! prevents SSHPsycho attacks

Syncplify Server! Miscellaneous

According to the SANS ISC nearly 80% of all SSH-based brute force attacks are caused by SSHPsycho...

Updated 1 year ago by DevTeam

No, we are not affected by Log4j vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228)

Syncplify Server! Miscellaneous

No Syncplify software uses (nor has ever used) anything written in Java. Furthermore, and more sp...

Updated 1 year ago by DevTeam

High-Availability (HA) general concepts

Syncplify Server! Installation

The most important improvement brought about by Syncplify Server! version is the simplicity with ...

Updated 1 year ago by DevTeam

Emails from Syncplify not received. Why?

FAQ / Popular Topics

Here at Syncplify, we take support requests very seriously, and we always reply. Usually within 2...

Updated 1 year ago by DevTeam

What is LLTS (Limited Long-Term Support)?

FAQ / Popular Topics

When we retire a software version, we typically keep providing a certain level of support for it ...

Updated 1 year ago by DevTeam

How to buy/renew/extend your maintenance and support plan

FAQ / Popular Topics

Though we never force any of our customers to buy (or keep current) their maintenance/support pla...

Updated 1 year ago by DevTeam

How to access/download your invoice(s)

FAQ / Popular Topics

This procedure is - at the moment - limited to orders that include Syncplify Server! v6 licenses....

Updated 1 year ago by DevTeam

Alternative (lower-level) way to start a script via PowerShell and REST API

Syncplify AFT! Operation

With Syncplify AFT! you have quite a few different ways to run and/or start the execution of your...

Updated 2 years ago by DevTeam

How to start AFT! jobs via REST API but using the command-line

Syncplify AFT! Operation

As of version 3.0, Syncplify.me AFT! has added the capability to start jobs via the START command...

Updated 2 years ago by DevTeam

How to monitor a local folder and upload files to your SFTP server when they change

Syncplify AFT! Scripting

Let's say you have an SFTP server somewhere, and you want to use it as some form of "real-time ba...

Updated 2 years ago by DevTeam

Understanding what Syncplify AFT! is

Syncplify AFT! Operation

True Managed File Transfer (MFT) requires the interoperation of 2 parts: a file transfer serve...

Updated 2 years ago by DevTeam

Forgot your AFT! admin password? Here's what to do

Syncplify AFT! Operation

AFT! supports multiple administrative profiles, so the best thing to do when an administrator for...

Updated 2 years ago by DevTeam

Preventing upload of EXE files

Syncplify Server! Scripting

Some SFTP servers feature a simple “extension exclusion list” so that administrators can specify ...

Updated 2 years ago by DevTeam

VFS.ImportFile and VFS.ExportFile

Syncplify Server! Scripting

This article presumes the use of features only available in the Ultimate edition of Syncplify Ser...

Updated 2 years ago by DevTeam