FTPalert
Introduction
FTP is popular because it's the standard file transfer protocol for TCP/IP and freely available on all platforms. It has none of the expensive licensing issues associated with some proprietary methods of transferring data, but unfortunately it does have serious limitations in the areas of automation, security, auditing and control.
FTPalert overcomes all of the traditionally limiting factors which prevent the deployment of FTP in production systems.
FTPalert for Automation
- Enables pre- and post-processing rules to be defined for FTP sessions to the z/OS FTP server
- Allows job-scheduling systems to initiate dependent jobs
- Confirm preparatory actions have been successfully completed
- Automatically send a message alerting users of failed transfers
- Message details include: file name, file size, sender, source IP address
- New! Supports z/OS 'Confidence of Success' indicator
FTPalert for FTP Security
- All FTP activities can be defined directly to the z/OS security system (RACF, TopSecret or ACF2)
- Granular FTP command access by user
- Granular FTP dataset access by user
- Unauthorized tampering with files can be prevented
- New! Supports user access control for multiple FTP server ports
FTPalert for FTP audit compliance
FTPalert monitors all z/OS FTP activity and records the monitored data in its History file, for browsing online or reporting purposes. Users of FTPalert are able to
- Monitor all inbound (Server) session activity
- Monitor all outbound (Client) session activity
- Filter historical data by date, time, user, command or dataset
- Display for each transfer
- Elapsed and CPU transfer times
- I/O count
- Number of bytes transferred
- Data transfer rate
- Return code
- Display FTP commands issued by user
- Monitor FTP activity by dataset
- New! Busiest users display
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