The following list of clients includes those which have been tested against MOVEit DMZ by Ipswitch and our customers. However, because MOVEit DMZ conforms to HTTP, FTP, SSL and SSH standards, we continue to add to this list as new clients are discovered, developed and/or tested.
In several cases below, the terms "Linux" and "BSD" (two Unix variations) are used interchangeably; please consult the individual vendor's literature for the exact list of platforms supported. Likewise, "Windows" generally covers Microsoft's 32-bit operating systems from Windows 98 through Windows 7, but the exact list of supported operating systems should be obtained from the individual client vendor. (All MOVEit clients have been tested and approved for use under Windows 7.)
MOVEit DMZ has been tested against and fully supports the following major browsers:
when using MOVEit Upload/Download Wizard (ActiveX or Java) when using MOVEit Upload/Download Wizard (Java - Windows/*nix/Mac OS X) when using MOVEit Upload/Download Wizard (Java - Windows/*nix/Mac OS X) when using MOVEit Upload/Download Wizard (Java Only) = Indicates this client ensures the integrity of transferred files and proves who uploaded and who
downloaded a specific file (non-repudiation).
Use of the MOVEit Java Wizard on the Macintosh version of Firefox requires that you use the Java Preferences applet to select Java 1.5 (rather than 1.4.2).
MOVEit DMZ has been tested against and fully supports a large number of secure FTP clients using FTP over SSL:
(free command-line) (GUI) (w/Admin) version 12 and higher) (GUI, version 1.6 and higher, Windows)FTP Client Developers: Please consult the "FTP - Interoperability - Integrity Check How-To" documentation for information about how to support integrity checks with your FTP client too.
MOVEit DMZ has been tested against and fully supports the most popular secure FTP clients using FTP over SSH as well:
Note: Two of the clients above, (OpenSSH for Windows & SSH Communications), are capable of uploading files using multiple independent threads which may send blocks of data non-sequentially. This mode is not supported by MOVEit DMZ SSH and should be disabled using the "-R1" command-line option.
In addition to the SFTP clients listed above, MOVEit DMZ has limited support for some SCP clients. This list of clients is limited to those that implement the SCP2 protocol, which uses SFTP as its underlying transfer mechanism. MOVEit DMZ has been successfully tested with these SCP clients:
= Indicates this client ensures the integrity of transferred files and proves who uploaded and who
downloaded a specific file (non-repudiation).
MOVEit Central and MOVEit DMZ is the FIRST client and server solution to offer FTP over SSL (ftps) and FTP over SSH (sftp) support in a single product. MOVEit was also the first family of Windows-based products to support all three modes of FTP over SSL transport. Our commitment to full implementation of industry security standards ensures that a wide variety of clients using the FTP protocol over SSL or/and SSH can exchange files with MOVEit DMZ.
The three modes of FTP over SSL are:
Most administrators prefer their clients to connect to MOVEit DMZ using the IMPLICIT mode of FTP over SSL (TCP port 990). There are two advantages implicit mode enjoys over the other two modes due to its requirement to establish a secure channel before passing any commands at all. (The other two modes connect insecurely on TCP port 21, then build up a secure channel before passing sensitive information.)
Please see the "FTP Server" section of this manual for additional information about supported FTP clients as well as a technical description of secure FTP and what a secure FTP client must do in general to be supported by MOVEit DMZ's secure FTP server.
MOVEit DMZ supports any AS2 client that has been "Drummond" or "eBusinessReady" certified; the software MOVEit DMZ uses to handle incoming AS2 files and MDNs has itself been certified "eBusinessReady" under a program now managed by Drummond.
AS3 clients are just FTP/SSL clients as far as MOVEit DMZ is concerned. MOVEit Central handles the encryption/decryption, signing and verification of AS files in either case.
MOVEit EZ is a Windows desktop client which automatically and securely moves files between MOVEit DMZ and a user's local machine or remote server. End users or applications simply copy files to a designated folder on their local machine and they are whisked away to MOVEit DMZ. Files which are uploaded for that user to MOVEit DMZ are automatically downloaded and placed on their local machine.
Note: ALL MOVEit EZ clients will need to be updated to MOVEit EZ V.6.5 or later to work with MOVEit DMZ V.6.5 or later. Because of problems with older MOVEit EZs unique handling of MOVEit DMZ folders, MOVEit DMZ will now prevent sign-ons from pre-6.5 versions of MOVEit EZ and will display a message to the end user telling them to upgrade to MOVEit EZ 6.5 or later.
MOVEit EZ normally runs as an icon in the tray of an end user, but it is often also installed as a service. During file transfers it will pop open status balloons like the one pictured below to let the end user know it is working. When new files have arrived, the MOVEit EZ icon will change (similar to an email client) to let the end user know something new has arrived.
MOVEit EZ supports the concept of guaranteed delivery, which means that it will only accept files which pass a cryptographic integrity check, will resume incomplete transfers and will retry failed transfers.
More information on MOVEit EZ is available on the MOVEit EZ web site. 30-day, self-installing evaluations can be obtained from this page. Site licensing and customized redistribution options (including custom application name and icons) are also available.
Many administrators like to use ".bat" scripts for FTP transfers. (.bat files are easy to debug, simple to read and can make use of the built-in ftp.exe client Microsoft ships with every operating system.) Unfortunately, these batch files are limited by ftp.exe itself; specifically, ftp.exe lacks the ability to do passive FTP transfers (often necessary if transferring through firewalls) and secure FTP transfers (recommended for sensitive transmissions over the Internet or other untrusted networks).
MOVEit DMZ normally accepts only secure connections, so ftp.exe itself cannot be used to FTP files to and from MOVEit DMZ. However, the MOVEit family provides a free and secure alternative for ftp.exe called "MOVEit Freely" (aka "ftps.exe"). If you would prefer to use FTP over SSH transmissions, free scriptable clients are available for almost every version of Unix ever invented as well as most Windows operating systems from OpenSSH.
To avoid several all-too-common firewall issues with the FTP/SSL protocol, Ipswitch also offers a free HTTPS-based command-line utility called MOVEit Xfer that accepts the same syntax and commands as MOVEit Freely and Microsoft's ftp.exe client. Available in both Windows and Java 1.4.2+ versions, this scriptable utility provides single-port secure file transfer on a wide variety of platforms including *nix, Windows, Macintosh and some mainframes.
Copies of MOVEit Xfer and MOVEit Freely are available from the MOVEit support site or from the MOVEit product information site.
MOVEit DMZ offers two programming interfaces to Windows and Unix programmers.
MOVEit DMZ API Win(dows)
MOVEit DMZ API is a Windows COM object which lets developers build applications and scripts to exchange secure files with MOVEit DMZ servers, as well as administer folder settings, folder permissions, users and group membership.
MOVEit DMZ API Java (*nix, Windows, Macintosh, Mainframe, etc.)
MOVEit DMZ API Java is a Java class which lets developers build applications and scripts to exchange secure files with MOVEit DMZ servers, as well as administer folder settings, folder permissions, users and group membership.
As these products are separately licensed from MOVEit DMZ, you may contact Ipswitch directly for more information about either of the MOVEit DMZ API products.
MOVEit Central is an enterprise file transfer manager capable of simultaneous file transfers to and from hundreds of Windows file systems, FTP/FTPS/SFTP servers, mail servers, web servers, MOVEit DMZ servers and AS1/AS2/AS3 partners.
Included are a full featured task scheduler, guaranteed delivery, instant (event-driven) transfers, multiple sources/destinations in a single task, the ability to run custom VBScripts against processed files in a fault-tolerant sandbox, and custom event log and/or email notification support. Security features include secure channels for remote control/configuration and AES encryption of configuration information, including remote host credentials.
Note: ALL MOVEit Central clients will need to be updated to the following patched versions of the most recent releases to work with MOVEit DMZ V.6.5 or later. Because of problems with older MOVEit Centrals using the improved folder structure added in MOVEit DMZ V.6.5, MOVEit DMZ will now prevent sign-ons from older versions and will display a message to the end user telling them to upgrade to one of the following patched versions.