WS_FTP Professional

File transfer software is a fast and simple way to exchange information over the Internet.  With so much data constantly on the move, managing and securing sensitive information can be a challenge.  As the leading developer of secure and managed file transfer solutions, Ipswitch offers WS_FTP Professional—the most secure and easy-to-use FTP client available.

Ipswitch, who set the model for clients 15 years ago, has proven its continued innovation in WS_FTP Professional 12.3, which delivers the highest level of encryption and a superior range of features that enhances productivity and communication.  It securely transfers files with lightning-fast transfer speeds, industry-leading security, and includes time-saving automation features and customisation capabilities.  No other file transfer client offers the ease-of-use, performance, functionality, and security that WS_FTP Professional delivers.  With over 40 million users, WS_FTP Professional is the world’s most popular file transfer client.

• Simple.  WS_FTP Professional is quick to install and very easy to use.
• Flexible.  Transfer files over FTP, SSL, SSH, and HTTP/S transfer protocols.
• Secure.  Protect files before, during, and after transfer.  Unmatched security is provided through 256-bit AES encryption, FIPS 140-2 validated cryptography, OpenPGP file encryption, and file integrity validation up to SHA-512.
• Compliant.  Enables compliance with regulations and corporate governance requirements.
• Automated.  Simplify tasks and enhance productivity with built-in capabilities such as email notification, backup, synchronisation, compression, post-transfer events, and scheduling of transfers.
• Proven.  For over 15 years, more than 40 million customers around the globe have transferred billions of files every week using WS_FTP Professional.

Best-In-Class Security

Built-In Local File Encryption

OpenPGP encryption secures files and folders locally.  Proven encryption technology protects sensitive data from misuse resulting from a lost or stolen computer.  Secures files used as email and IM attachments or stored on laptops, networks, or removable media.

OpenPGP Encryption

Encrypt a file before transferring it to a remote server.  OpenPGP mode automatically encrypts and signs (or decrypts) files prior to up/download.  Double-layer protection when used in addition to transfer encryption over SSL/SSH. 

Strongest Transport Encryption

256-bit AES encryption protects files from being compromised during transfer over SSL / FTPS, SSH / SFTP, and HTTPS protocol connections.  The highest level of encryption found in any commercially available file transfer client.

FIPS 140-2 Validated Cryptography

Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) approved and validated cryptography up to and including 256-bit AES encryption over SSL, SSH, and SCP2 protocols and OpenPGP file encryption.

Guaranteed Delivery

Built-in industry-leading file integrity algorithms, including CRC32, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, and SHA-512, ensure that files have not been compromised during transport, and that the source and destination files are exact matches.

Integrated File Encryption

OpenPGP encrypts files for secure file management before and after transfer.  Fully integrated public-key/private-key file encryption supports AES and 3DES ciphers, offers signature (key) strengths from 1,024 to 4,096 bits, and supportsRSA and Diffie-Hellman key types.

Non-Repudiation & Compression with MOVEit DMZ Server

Built-in automatic end-to-end file non-repudiation and compression between WS_FTP Professional and MOVEit DMZ server.

Keyboard-Interactive Authentication

Client support for dynamic client-server authentication.  Users can authenticate and connect to SSH servers that require connecting clients to respond to server defined prompts for authentication, in addition to username.  

Configure Email Notifications for SMTP Server Authentication

Users can easily set-up email notifications to be automatically sent when a file transfer occurs.  Email notifications can now be configured for SMTP server authentication.

Automation

Post Transfer File Automation

New file workflow capabilities enable users to schedule a post transfer action, such as deleting, moving, or renaming the source file after it has been transferred.  Ten built-in macros for dynamically changing file names including MM, YY, YYYY, HH, MM, SS and more.

Backup

Safely archive your most important folders and files.  Schedule and compress backups to any location or device, such as USB or DVD drives, network directories, server connections, FTP sites, or Internet hosting services.

Schedule

One-time or recurring file transfers can be scheduled to occur automatically.

Synchronisation

Synch to any location, virtually any device, drive, or server.  Easily define which files get transferred and how new or updated files are handled.

Script

Use of our programming scripting tool to automate recurring transfer tasks.

Compress

Files can be automatically compressed into .zip format before uploading.  

Record

Keep records of your WS_FTP usage with Transfer Manager, Transfer History, and Connection Log.

Email Notifications

Enable automatic email notifications to alert others that a transfer has occurred, and to verify that your transfer has been successful.

Ease Of Use

Improved User Interface

Several usability improvements have streamlined the WS_FTP Professional user interface, including new, modern toolbar icons; customisable display options that apply evenly to all visible controls; and availability of the licensing application in the German language.  

Support for Microsoft IIS and Apache Web Servers:

Connect and transfer files over HTTP/S connections with Microsoft IIS and Apache web servers with full file/folder listings and navigation.  

Support for Networked UNC Paths

Ability to access UNC shared drives in your local folder by either IP address or machine name.

Guidance

Getting Started Guide, tutorials, and Connection Wizard make it easy to connect to an FTP or SSH server and transfer files—even transfer multiple files at once.  

Choice of Protocols

Transfer protocols include FTP, SSL, FTPS, SSH, SFTP, HTTP and HTTPS.

Search

Easily locate and transfer files using integrated Google™, Copernic™ or Windows® desktop search engines.  Search by parameters such as file type, size and date.  

Thumbnails

View, create and resize thumbnails of images stored on your computer or any remote server.  

Workspaces

Save and instantly and simultaneously connect to multiple local and server connections.  

Linked Folders

Simultaneously navigate any two connections with the same tree structure.  

Simple Transfers

Drag-and-drop and one-click technology lets you move any size and type of files between your computer and a remote FTP or SSH server, or from one server to another.  

Proxy Server

Ability for all file transfers over SSH to run through the proxy server over HTTP.  

HotDrop Transfers

Drag files to a designated HotDrop folder for instant uploads.  

Storage Utilisation Displayed when Connecting to WS_FTP Server

Copy Fully-Qualified URL to Clipboard

Enhanced Workspaces

Enhanced Logging

Rapid Deployment

Easy Citrix & Microsoft Administration

Centrally manage and rapidly deploy multiple-computer installations with Citrix® and Microsoft® terminal services for virtualised software management.  

Silent Install

Customise installation configuration and quickly get large deployments up and running remotely, quickly, and easily.