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Secure File Transfer - Sending Files within Secure File Transfer

This option allows you to send an email with a file to download within the Secure File Transfer application itself.
  1. Go to Secure File Transfer (https://filetransfer.ndsu.edu) and log in with your Bison Login account and password
  2. Compose a Message by filling out the To, Subject, and Message sections
    • It is recommended that you copy and paste your signature into your message
    • The Message section of a file transfer message is NOT encrypted 
  3. Drag and drop your file(s) to the Drop File Here box, or click  + Add Files...  to navigate to the files you wish to send
  4. Once the file(s) are uploaded, you can set download restrictions below the Message section of the page. While you have the option to leave the Message Expires After blank to allow unlimited downloads before the link expires, we recommend setting a specific number of Downloads for files with sensitive data. Below are the different settings and how each affects the download restrictions:
    Note: The message expires by default after five days (you may extend this up to 14 days)
    1. Option 1 (the default): Authentication Required
      Recipients must be NDSU employees and login with their Bison Login account. Choose a sub-option:
      1. Recipients Only
        Only Specified Recipients can access the message and download the files
        Forwarding the email or URL is not allowed
        Recipients will be required to login to download the files
      2. Recipients + Locals 
        Only Specified Recipients and local users can download the files
        Forwarding the email or URL is allowed to other local users
        Local users are other NDSU Employees
        Recipients will be required to login to download the files
      3. Recipients + Domains
        Only Specified Recipients and respective email domain users can download the files
        If you send to boss@partner.com, secretary@partner.com can also access the message but not sneaky@competitor.com
        Recipients will be required to login to download the files
      4. Anyone (Secret Link)
        Anyone that has the secret, randomized URL can download the files
        The email or URL can be forwarded to anyone
        Recipients will be required to login to download the files

        For all these sub-options:  A download receipt will be sent when each user downloads each file with detailed download information.
    2. Option 2: Authentication Not Required
      Recipients can be NDSU employees or non-NDSU employees, which includes students
      Anyone that has the secret, randomized URL can download the files
      Login is not required to download the files
      A Basic Download Receipt will be sent when the first download by anyone occurs (authentication is required to know who downloaded what)
  5. Click Send

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Keywords:
security 
Doc ID:
98971
Owned by:
Jeff G. in NDSU IT Knowledge Base
Created:
2020-03-17
Updated:
2024-10-10
Sites:
NDSU IT Knowledge Base