VShell^® 3.9 Server for Windows and UNIX

Native integration with Windows user accounts and groups (local and domain). Control access to VShell functionality.

Choose from a number of authentication mechanisms including public key, Kerberos, and X.509 digital certificates to create a more secure two-factor authentication strategy. (X.509 support is not available for Mac OS X, FreeBSD, 64-bit Ubuntu, or 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux.)

Use vcp, vsftp, vsh, or any SFTP or SCP2 clients to automate and schedule unattended file transfers.

With existing secure shell utilities, add new users to the network, check print queues, and control services. Use text-oriented editors (e.g., EDIT and vi) to edit files on the remote system.

VShell support for remote command execution allows unattended jobs to be started with any Secure Shell (SSH2) client.

Encrypt the data using a wide selection of ciphers including 3DES, Twofish, Blowfish, AES-128, AES-192, and AES-256. RSA and DSA public-key authentication methods are also supported.

Configurable data compression helps improve transfer speeds over slower network links.

Forward TCP/IP ports to securely access standard data traffic like POP3 and SMTP over the internet and intranets through a single, secure, multiplexed channel.

Two configuration options, ChrootUsers and ChrootGroups, combine to restrict users and members of groups to their home directory with any shell, SFTP, or subsystem operation.

Pass-through printing allows a remote host program to print on the printer attached to your local terminal (or PC running terminal emulation).

The VRALib API allows scripting of SSH2 connections through a Windows COM interface. Supported operations include full control over SSH2 connections, sending a command to an SSH2 server and getting the output produced by the command, tunneling/port forwarding, file transfers using SFTP, remote file management, adding host keys to a host key database, and adding keys to the SSH2 authentication agent.

Configure VShell for maximum security through an easy-to-use graphical control panel.

Configure which hosts can connect by IP address, hostname, or netmask; configure which port forwarding requests are allowed.

Configure authentication options by limiting the number of failed attempts, setting a timeout period for completed authentications, and setting the required authentication methods.

Kerberos via GSSAPI increases interoperability while enhancing the security of enterprise-wide network authentication.

Keyboard-interactive allows you to customize authentication using PAM plugins. PAM plugins can, for example, enable password expiration enforcement policies or the use of SecurID cards.

Comply with organization-wide PKI policies designed to protect critical information and overcome identity theft and electronic fraud. (X.509 support is not available for Mac OS X, FreeBSD, 64-bit Ubuntu, or 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux.)

Selected server messages may be logged in the VShell log file, sent to the Windows system log or a remote syslog/syslog-ng server. Message groups include errors, warnings, informational, connection, authentication, SFTP, port forward, debug, LSA, and FTPS.

All log messages can be sent to a remote syslog or syslog-ng server.

Configurable trigger conditions allow automated responses to server events: login, logout, upload, and download, also file/folder create, delete, and rename.

Allows ten concurrent connections, and is intended to serve the needs of a substantial group of users.

VShell with FTPS adds an SSL-based file transfer encryption to provide a protocol alternative. It is also available in Administrator, Workgroup, and Enterprise editions.

Beta software releases can be downloaded and evaluated for 30 days without charge.

All registered users receive a year of technical support by e-mail from VanDyke Support.

Section 508 requires Federal agencies to make their electronic and information technology accessible to people with disabilities. VShell Server has been registered as a compliant product with the Section 508 database. Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) documents detailing this compliance are available in Acrobat PDF format here: view the VShell Server VPAT.