How To: Prohibit download of File Types

Question

Can I restrict a user from downloading certain file types once they login to Titan SFTP Server?

Reasoning

As an admin, I would like to restrict the file types users can download from Titan SFTP Server. This could be due to internal policies and security reasons

Answer

In Titan SFTP Server, you can configure an event to trigger before download action. You can specify a condition for certain file types and terminate any subsequent actions therefore restricting the download of such files.

Steps

1. Navigate to the Events section and click on the “+” icon.
2. Click on Before Download/Read event:

\Add a File Name condition and add the file types you wish to restrict.

 

Add the “Break” action as seen below to stop any subsequent processing.

Click on Next and give the event a name:

1. Click on Finish.