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Rebex SFTP Features

Rebex SFTP is a file-transfer component for .NET languages (such as C# or VB.NET) that provides secure file system access over an SSH channel using the SFTP protocol. It makes it easy to transfer files between your application and Unix/Windows SSH servers. All popular SSH/SFTP and proxy servers are supported.

Major Rebex SFTP for .NET features

  • Supports all major SSH and SFTP servers.
  • Easy-to-use API with maximum flexibility, designed to fit nicely into .NET Framework.
  • Supports .NET 2.0, 3.0 and 3.5, 4.0 including 64-bit editions.
  • .NET Compact Framework 2.0 and 3.5 (Windows CE, Pocket PC, Windows Mobile) version is also available.
  • Free one-year support.
  • Free one-year upgrades.
  • Folder tranfers including all files and subfolders.
  • Tutorials and many samples, including multithreaded WinForm clients with full C# and VB.NET source code.
  • Royalty free redistribution.

Feature list

  • 100% managed code.
  • CLS (Common Language Specification) compliant.
  • Stable and thoroughly tested code.
  • Complete C# source code is optionally available.
  • IPv6 support
  • Support for asynchronous operations according to .NET design patterns.
  • Batch file transfer - transfer a complete directory tree or a group of files corresponding to the specified mask.
  • Upload and download to or from RAM.
  • All common firewalls and proxy servers are supported.
  • The API closely resembles Rebex FTP for .NET - migrating existing applications from FTP to SFTP is easy.
  • Includes a stand-alone SSH2 client component for general use.
  • Includes Rebex Security component with support for signature/verification, encryption/decryption, etc.
  • RSA and DSA public keys, public key authentication.
  • Kerberos v5 and NTLM authentication through GSSAPI ("gssapi-with-mic" authentication method).
  • Diffie-Hellman key exchange.
  • Encryption/decryption using Triple DES, RC4 or AES.
  • Dedicated class for manipulating file and directory listings. Wildcards, regular expressions and symlinks supported.
  • Creating and deleting files and folders.
  • Resolving symlinks.
  • Setting and retrieving Unix file attributes.
  • Events and delegates for effortless integration with your applications.
  • Supports resuming file transfers after interruption.
  • Multiple simultaneous operations.
  • Progress event handler for monitoring uploads and downloads.
  • Error handling with .NET exceptions.
  • Implements SFTP protocol version 3.
  • Includes SCP support through Scp class.
  • Compliant with RFC 4250-4254, 4256 and 4419.

Recommended and tested SFTP servers

Also works with

  • GlobalScape Security Server
  • WeOnlyDo wodSFTP
  • CoreFTP Server
  • Bitvise WinSSHD
  • Axway Synchrony Gateway (XFB.Gateway)
  • all standard-compliant SFTP servers

Supported proxy servers

  • Socks4
  • Socks4a (Socks4 with domain name resolving)
  • Socks5
  • HTTP proxy CONNECT method

Samples

  • Complete GUI FTP client (C#, VB.NET)
  • Simple console client able to get and set Unix permissions, resume aborted transfers and transfer or delete directory trees (C#, VB.NET)
  • File upload/download utility (C#, VB.NET)
  • Asynchronous file upload/download utility (C#, VB.NET)
  • Displaying detailed file list (C#, VB.NET)
  • Resuming aborted tranfers (C#, VB.NET)
  • File download GUI utility (C#, VB.NET).

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