Extensions (Available for Immediate Activation)

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Extension description

Authentication Integration for Windows

Enable ftp access for Windows users. zFTPServer handles Windows or Active directory authentication automatically without the need to manually import users and sync user data. zFTPServer can also override and complement user data, offering powerful, simplified management, and superior ease of use.

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The following authentication methods are included:

Using an Active Directory / Domain
Using a Windows Server (Local or Remote)

Additions to the Account management:
With this extension, accounts in zFTPServer can be connected to Windows accounts. If applied to users, it specifies certain account settings like login limits, bandwidth management, and special home directory contents. If applied to groups, it specifies defaults to all users belonging to that Windows group, making management of thousands accounts a breeze.

Seamless authentication at login
Accounts and settings in zFTPServer always takes precedence and thus zFTPServer checks if the user...
... 1. exist as a regular account in zFTPServer?
... 2. exist as a Windows-connected account in zFTPServer?
... 3. pass Windows authentication?

After aquiring the relevant user data a regular login-attempt to the ftp server is performed. This means that restrictions and security settings can be specified in zFTPServer on accounts (users and groups) that are connected to Windows-accounts and thus effectively enforce all these powerful features of zFTPServer onto the Windows-accounts trying to login to the FTP server.

Windows account impersonation
Using this extension, it is possible to run each connection as the corresponding Windows user - effectively making all Windows access rights and security restrictions apply seemlessly. This means that a folder only a certain Windows user can read can be read by the ftp server pretending to be that user after the user has successfully connected to the ftp server. Of course, this also applies to network paths (UNC), making management a breeze.

Actually, the power of this extension goes way beyond anything currently on the market for FTP servers. Despite all this power, it is still a very elegant and easy to use solution.

Events and Messages : Reactive

Have zFTPServer notify users or initiate actions when events occur using powerful scripting facilities! This extension allows zFTPServer to enforce user scriptable rules and policies such as virus checks on uploaded files, automatically transform between file formats, and to send notifications about special events.

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Events and Messages : Proactive

Have zFTPServer react to events before they happen! With this extension you can specify before-scripts that limits access based on date/time, downloaded files or even information stored in external databases. Together with "Reactive" you have a full-fledged Integration Server. Your imagination is the limit!

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Speed Scheduler

Schedule server activity to idle time when you are away from the computer. Speed Scheduler allows administrators to throttle upload and download speeds limits based on rule sets and time constraints. Rules can of cource be ignored for local network access.

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Feature List (Free Features)

Feature	Illustration	Feature Description
Virtual Filesystem		Access directories, network shares and NAS-units seamlessly using FTP. zFTPServer can dynamically mount any disk or directory for any user or group. The virtual file system also allows administrators to map several directories resident on different servers or computers into a virtual directory accessible for users when they log in.
SSL/TLS Support		Secure your data transfers. Integrated encryption support using cutting edge standards (up to 256 bits AES) means zFTPServer is up for the task of securely managing business critical data. Support for professionally signed encryption certificates (like Verisign certificates) and self-signed keys are of course included.
Automatic Updates		Get the latest version automatically or handle updates manually!
Scripting Friendly (for Expert Users)		Powerful scripting features means administrators or developers can access and control zFTPServer or even include zFTPServer as part of a data management or business support system. zFTPServer supports standard TCP/IP connections, making scripts easy to develop (e.g. create new accounts via php). Sample scripts can be obtained here.
Remote Administration		Administer zFTPServer on the move! The server and the administrative interface are separated into two different applications enabling remote maintenance and administration of the server. Connect to your zFTPServer and configure it from anywhere in the world.
UTF-8		Need support for foreign languages like Chinese and Russian. zFTPServer supports UTF-8 mode to allow special (multibyte) characters.
Run as System Service		Run your zFTPServer automatically as a system service (WindowsNT/2000/XP/2003) or in application mode.
Multiprocessor/Multicore Support		Heavily threaded, each user login, download and upload operation runs threaded. This means the OS can distribute threads over several processors or cores. Strict memory allocation, deallocation, and resource control also means proper deallocation after completion of each operation.
Minimal Resource Footprint		zFTPServer is designed with minimal resource footprint in mind from the very beginning. Threading, separating the administration application from the server application, and careful allocation and deallocation of memory with no memory leakages, are some of the design choises and strategies implemented to minimize performance costs.
Optional Tray Applet		To optimize performance, zFTPServer runs either as a regular application with a tray applet OR (preferrably) as a system service. Running as a service we have chosen not to have a tray applet running. However zFTPServer Administration that connects, natively or remote, to your server minimizes to the tray with an active icon giving you an updated overview of the server state should you like.
Registry Free (Optional)		zFTPServer and zFTPServer Administration can run directly from a USB-stick on the fly, as zFTPServer, running in application mode makes no registry entries.
Ultra Fast Transfer Speed		World class performance with minimal system resource allocation! More than 11MB/sec. on average on 100MBit LAN means zFTPServer outperforms most windows ftp servers. Tests with 500 concurrent active users have been performed without any performance concerns (on a standard desktop PC).
Passive Mode Host/IP Option		Need to pass through a firewall? zFTPServer supports active and passive mode connections allowing administrators to specify both IP-adresses or host names for servers with dynamic ip adresses and/or behind firewalls (e.g. myserver.no-ip.com)
Powerful User & Group Account Management		Users and Groups may join multiple groups simultaneously. zFTPServer's flexible and innovative user and group rights management system coupled with scripting and other management features is the administrators dream.
Upload Balancing		zFTPServer supports automatic upload balancing for virtual directories. Uploaded files end up where there is space.
Advanced IP-Access Management		Access rights with respect to IP adresses or domain names may be specified, granting or denying access from specific locations.
Advanced Account Expiration		Accounts expire on fulfillment of specific criteria, including date, after a specified number of days/weeks/months has passed, after a specified number of downloads have been performed, and more.
Anti-Hammering		zFTPServer can automatically detect and block multiple connection attempts to for instance avoid brute force attacks.
Site-to-Site (FXP) Transfer Options		zFTPServer supports allowing or disallowing site-to-site transfers.
Multilingual Interface		zFTPServer Suite is currently available in English, Swedish, Italian, Traditional Chinese (Taiwan), Portuguese (Portugal), Slovak, Hungarian, German, French, Portuguese (Brazil), Simplified Chinese (P.R.C.), Czech, Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish (Traditional), Norwegian (Bokmal).
Message Customization		Customize messages sent from the FTP Server to the connecting user. This enables the user to, for example, get information of loading statistics, server information and date and time of commands. For more advanced options, tokens and also to get scripting and external program execution ability buy the "Events and Messages"-extensions. [more...] [less...] The following tokens are available: Date / Time: %YYYY% -Current year %MM% -Current month, 2 numbers (01-12) %M% -Current month (1-12) %DD% -Current day, 2 numbers (01-31) %D% -Current day (1-31) %hh% -Current hour, 2 numbers (00-23) %h% -Current hour (0-23) %mm% -Current minute, 2 numbers (00-59) %m% -Current minute (0-59) Statistics: %TOTAL_DOWNLOADED% -Total amount of data downloaded from the server %TOTAL_UPLOADED% -Total amount of data uploaded to the server %TOP_n_DOWNLOADERS% -Shows a list of the n top downloaders (n i explicitly defined, eg. %TOP_15_DOWNLOADERS% returns 15 largest downloaders) %TOP_n_UPLOADERS% -Shows a list of the n top uploaders (n i explicitly defined, eg. %TOP_7_UPLOADERS% returns 7 largest uploaders) %TOP_DOWNLOADER_n_USERNAME% -Shows the username of the n:th top downloader (n i explicitly defined, eg. %TOP_DOWNLOADER_8_USERNAME% returns the 8:th top downloader) %TOP_DOWNLOADER_n_DOWNLOADED% -Shows the amount of data downloaded by the n:th top downloader (n i explicitly defined, eg. %TOP_DOWNLOADER_8_DOWNLOADED%) %TOP_UPLOADER_n_USERNAME% -Shows the username of the n:th top uploader (n i explicitly defined, eg. %TOP_UPLOADER_14_USERNAME% returns the 14:th top uploader) %TOP_UPLOADER_n_UPLOADED% -Shows the amount of data uploaded by the n:th top uploader (n i explicitly defined, eg. %TOP_UPLOADER_14_UPLOADED%) Server: %CONNECTIONS% -Shows the current number of connections to the server %USERS_LOGGED_ON% -Shows the current number of users logged on to the server %SW_NAME% -Current server program name %SW_VERSION% -Current server program version %SW_BUILD% -Current server program build User: %IP% -IP of the current user %USERNAME% -Username of the current connected user

Extension	Illustration	Extension Description
SFTP Support		With this extension zFTPServer will support not only FTPS (SSL/TLS) but also the SFTP (SSH) protocol.
Windows Event Log Integration		This extension will allow system administrators to access administrative events directly in the Windows event log. We also plan to post and react to messages in the new event log in Windows Server 2008.