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File server user properties

Configure properties for file server users.

General properties

The following table describes general properties for the user:
Property
Description
Username
User name for the file server user.
Description
Description for the user.
Company name
User account name of the remote partner that exchanges files with your organization.
Email
The user's email address.
Password Generation
Whether to create a password for the user or enable the system to create a system-generated password.
Passwords must include the following characteristics:
  • - Must be at least eight characters long.
  • - Must have at least one upper case letter.
  • - Must have at least one digit.
  • - Must have at least one of the following special characters: @ $ ! & * ~ - _

AS2 server properties

The following table describes AS2 server properties for the file server user:
Property
Description
Enable AS2 Protocol
Whether or not the AS2 protocol is enabled.
Disable this option when you do not want the AS2 server to receive files.
Default is enabled.
Authentication Type
Whether to require a Password, Certificate, Both, or Either.
If Password is used for authentication, the password generation that you defined in the General tab is used.
If Certificate is used for authentication, the Client Authentication setting for the AS2 server must be set to Optional or Required.
Digest Algorithm
If Certificate, Both, or Either is used for authentication, select the SHA fingerprint of the partner certificate.
Select one of the following values:
  • - SHA1
  • - SHA224
  • - SHA256
  • - SHA384
  • - SHA512
Certificate Fingerprint
Enter the SHA fingerprint based on the selected digest algorithm.
AS2 ID
The AS2 ID of the partner user.
Signature Certificate Alias
Private key alias to use to sign the message. The private key is located in the default private key store.
Default Upload Folder
The location where AS2 files are saved when received. The default location is the default home directory for the user.
If blank, the files are saved to the home directory. For more information, see Global settings.

SFTP server properties

The following table describes SFTP server properties for the file server user:
Property
Description
Enable SFTP Protocol
Whether or not the SFTP protocol is enabled.
Disable this option when you do not want the SFTP server to send and receive files.
Default is enabled.
Authentication Type
Whether to require a Password, Public Key, Both or Either.
If a password is used for authentication, the password generation that you defined in the General tab is used.
If a Public Key is used for authentication, you must place the key on the Secure Agent.
Public Key Location
Absolute path to the location of the public key on the Secure Agent.
Applies when the Public Key, Both, or Either is used for authentication.

HTTPS server properties

The following table describes HTTPS server properties for the file server user:
Property
Description
Enable HTTPS Protocol
Whether or not the HTTPS protocol is enabled.
Disable this option when you do not want the HTTPS server to receive files.
Default is enabled.
Authentication Type
Whether to require a Password, Certificate, or Either.
If a password is used for authentication, the password generation that you defined in the General tab is used.
If Certificate is used for authentication, the Client Authentication setting for the HTTPS server must be set to Optional or Required.
Digest Algorithm
If Certificate, Both, or Either is used for authentication, select the SHA fingerprint of the partner certificate.
Select one of the following values:
  • - SHA1
  • - SHA224
  • - SHA256
  • - SHA384
  • - SHA512
Certificate Fingerprint
Enter the SHA fingerprint based on the selected digest algorithm.

Folder permissions properties

By default, a home directory and a user name are created for the user under the default home directory that is defined in the file servers Global Settings tab, and the user has all permissions on their home directory. You can edit the user's home directory to be in a different location.
To add permissions to other folders and files, click Add and define the permissions.
The following table describes folder permissions properties for the user:
Property
Description
Alias
An alias for the folder or file to which you grant permissions. The alias appears under the Name column in the File Server User page.
Path
Path to the folder or file to which you grant the user permissions.
Type
Determines whether the permissions are on a folder or on a file.
Folder Permissions
The user's permissions on the folder.
File Permissions
The user's permissions on the file.
Disk Space Restriction
Whether to restrict the disk space that the user can use on the folder, and, if yes, the allowed space on the disk.
Applies to folder permissions.

IP filter properties

The following table describes IP filter properties for the file server user:
Property
Description
Enable IP Filter
Whether or not to enable an IP filter for the file server user.
Default is disabled.
Filter Type
Select the filter type. Select one of the following options:
  • - Black list. Denies access to the specified IP addresses and permits access to all other IP addresses.
  • - White list. Permits access to the specified addresses and denies access to all other IP addresses.
Default is white list.
Filter Entries
Enter a list of IP addresses that will either be denied or permitted access based on the selected filter type. Click Add to add multiple rows. Enter an IP address in a single, range, or Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) notation format. Do not leave spaces between hyphens or slashes in ranges or the CIDR notation format. For example, enter 10.1.4.1/24 or 10.1.4.1-10.1.255.255.