How To: Ban File Types in Titan Server

How To: Ban File Types in Titan Server




Titan SFTP Server and Titan MFT Server

Question

How do I ban file types in Titan.

Reasoning

I would like to be able to put a restriction in place whereas we can ban the file types that can be uploaded to Titan for security reasons.

Answer

You have the option in Titan to ban file types.


Steps

  1. Navigate to Files/Directories and click on Configuration tab.

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  1. Enable the option “Ban File Types Enabled 
  2. Graphical user interface, applicationDescription automatically generatedAdd the file extensions with a “*” before the extension as seen below:

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  1. Click apply to commit changes.






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