The document discusses how Safe-T managed file transfer software can be configured flexibly to meet a company's needs, like where the server is located and what security settings to use. It compares this to the Subservient Chicken skit, where the chicken could be commanded to do different things. Safe-T also has many configuration options and can integrate with other systems through its open API. This allows MFT to be delivered precisely how each customer wants it.

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Managed File Transfer and the "Subservient Chicken"
he other day a friend at a biotech company asked me how Safe-T differed from other managed file
transfer solutions. While I talked a lot about flexibility and extensibility, I couldn't find a nice analogy...
until now. And it's Burger King's Subservient Chicken.
Why? Because we deliver MFT the way you like it. Safe-T's Unified Platform architecture was designed from the get-go to be flexible
and extensible. This allows you to configure your Safe-T solution the way you like it, so it precisely fits the needs of your business.
So where do you want to locate your Safe-T server? Maybe inside your network where it's most secure? Or in your DMZ so no third-
parties can cross the firewall? We might have our preference, even a strong one, but at the end of the day the choice is yours. And you
want to use a reverse proxy? Sure, which one? Ours, Cisco's, Microsoft's or Juniper's? Again, it's your choice. MFT the way you like it.
While we might not have a configurable system parameter for each of the Subservient Chicken's 300 commands, we do have a lot of
them (sorry, we've never counted). Here's a partial list:
Where the Safe-T server sits on your network
The minimum size for attachments to be sent through Safe-T (actually you can send all attachments through Safe-T)
Whether you can send a "megamail" from Outlook, a Web interface or a Windows Explorer extension
Where attachments are stored on your network
Where incoming files from third-parties are stored on your network
Whether one-time passwords are optional or mandatory for downloading an attachment
Whether emails and/or attachments are encrypted
How many times a file can be downloaded
How long a link to a file is valid
How much bandwidth is allocated to Safe-T file transfers
Whether you get a delivery confirmation and or whether it's via email or SMS
How often Safe-T automatically cleans up stored files
What types of files can be transferred by individual employees or workgroups
And many, many, many more
Complementary to Safe-T's flexibility is its extensibility. Our Unified Platform architecture offers hooks and other mechanisms--
including an open API--for adding new capabilities to Safe-T without time-consuming or costly changes to the system. Benefits of
Safe-T's extensibility include:
Adding support for new or custom protocols within hours
Integrating with LDAP and Active Directory
Supporting a variety of proxy servers
Integrating with DLP solutions
Easily creating new tasks or triggers for automatic file transfers
Building your own file transfer user interface
Integrating Safe-T into corporate portals or Intranets
Easily integrating with your ERP and CRM solutions
Easily integrating with existing IT solutions whether home-grown or third-party
In other words, Safe-T is a hub for managed file transfer. It controls the file transfer, but let's you decide the rest... whether it's system
parameters, policies or integrating it with other tools and solutions that you've already got in place. Simply put, Safe-T delivers MFT as
you like it.
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