Cerberus FTP Server 3.0

Cerberus FTP Server 3.0 is an effective server which provides powerful, multithreaded FTP server performance without sacrificing ease-of-use.

Designed to use very little CPU and memory, Cerberus features a user-friendly interface that can be easily hidden or accessed from the system tray. Connection limit, timeout, and IP access can be controlled by the administrator as well as a variety of other settings.

Major Features:

1. Security:
   • Secure SSL/TLS Encryption
   • FIPS 140-2 Validated Cryptography
   • HIPAA Compliant
   • IP Manager to automatically block malicious connection attempts
   • Fine-Grained Directory Access Restrictions
   • Force Secure Client-Server Connections
2. Management:
   • UTF-8 - Display filenames in foreign languages with their native charset
   • User and Group support with per User Virtual Directories
   • Taskbar icon control and status indicator
   • Connections limit and timeout controls
   • Transfer and connection statistics
   • Hidden server mode (Hides server window)
3. Performance:
   • Native 64-bit Version
   • Small installation size
   • Minimal System Requirements
   • Very low memory utilization
4. Logging:
   • Syslog Integration
   • Highly configurable via Log4cxx logging framework
   • Client and server connections
   • Rolling log files with configurable size limits
5. Advanced Features:
   • File Transfer Integrity Checking
   • SOAP control API
   • Active Directory Authentication with Security Groups
   • LDAP and LDAPS Authentication
   • Resumes failed file transfers
   • NT Service Support
   • IPv6 Support

Enhancements:

• Added LDAP authentication support
• Added support for client commands XSHA256, XSHA512, ALLOC
• Speed improvements to the login process
• Completely rewritten web administration capability (Work in progress)
• Linked against the FIPS 140-2 validated OpenSSL cryptographic module
• Added FIPS 140-2 mode
• Added support for the CCC, MFMT, and MFCT commands
• Continued improved UTF-8 support and bug fixes
• EPSV command support
• International character set support (Unicode)
• Added support for the CSID and RMDA extension commands
• Added support for the MLST and MLSD extension commands
• Added groups support
• Converted the users and settings files to XML - No more dependency on the Windows Registry
• Added a new auto-update system for upgrading Cerberus
• Added support for the CLNT command (client name)
• Added support for the XCRC command
• Added support for the XSHA1 command
• Added support for the SITE ZONE command
• Added an option to bind to the localhost address
• Complete rewrite of the underlying GUI framework
• Updated to the latest versions of log4cxx, gsoap, and the OpenSSL libraries
• Updated the look and feel of the GUI controls, new toolbar buttons, converted many icons to Vista quality
• Added a moving chart to the statistics pane to show upload and download bandwidth used over time
• Moved all configuration and user files from the Program Files group to the appropriate Application Data directory
• Improved Vista compatibility
• No more startup delay while detecting the WAN IP address
• Improved the key strength and options for generating self-signed certificates
• Native, 64-bit version