A new Managed File Transfer certification was released last month. Called the "Certified File Transfer Professional", or "CFTP", the video- and study guide-based training program was developed with experts from seven different MFT vendors (and the entire transmission staff of BNY Mellon), including Serv-U's technical lead from Solarwinds, and is intended to quickly prepare IT staff to manage daily operations of a Serv-U MFT Server, Serv-U FTP Server, automated transfer clients, and other managed file transfer technology.
Topics covered in the CFTP program include:
- Managed File Transfer Concepts – Covers proper use of MFT, clients and servers, data at rest and data in motion, encryption, hashing, PKI and IPv4 and IPv6.
- Basic Protocols – Covers FTP, FTPS, SFTP and SCP.
- Advanced Protocols – Covers HTTP, HTTPS, advanced web-based file transfers, WebDAV, email and NDM (Connect:DIRECT).
- Applicability Statement Protocols – Covers AS1, AS2 and AS3.
- Accelerated File Transfer– Covers UDP-based file acceleration and related techniques.
- File Synchronization and Sharing– Covers “ad hoc” file transfer and collaboration.
- “At Rest” Encryption– Covers file encryption including OpenPGP, SMIME and “Zip” encryption.
- File Transfer Operations – Covers troubleshooting, SLAs, and automation.
More information, including a short video and excerpts from the free (registration required) study guide is available on the official CFTP web site.
QUESTIONS:
- Is the CFTP program something that you would be interested in for your own career?
- Could you see using the CFTP program to onboard new transmissions staff?