B2B FileMover Grand Valley State University

B2B FileMover Agenda Introduction & Background File Exchange Process Security Infrastructure Design Reporting Capabilities Administration Lessons Learned Questions & Discussion

Introduction & Background Necessity of Secure File Transfer Priority Health Why GVSU Interns? Partnership with GVSU $$$ Why Perl?

File Exchange Process Objective Automated Secure Transfer Why FTP? Most Requested Solves ASCII / EBCDIC Common Free Modular Design Partner or Steelcase Initiated Push or Pull Transfers On Demand Repetitive

B2B FileMover Process

Security Separate User Accounts Filename Verification Encryption Standards Virus Scanning Security Agreement

Incoming Process Data Flow

Security Separate User Accounts Filename Verification Encryption Standards Virus Scanning Security Agreement

Infrastructure Design Architecture Automated Supports FTP and SFTP Independent Capabilities Centralized and Reusable Modules Stateful and Self-Recoverable

Reporting Capabilities Log Contents System Reporting EMU monitoring Heartbeats Normal Alert Notification System Errors Verifications

Administration Platform - Linux Main System Administration Account Process Configuration Values Independent Administration Accounts File Permissions

Lessons Learned Gather Requirements Scope Creep Setting & Understanding Expectations Profuse Testing Use “Warning” Option Linux Permission Settings Sufficient Documentation Instant Messaging

QUESTIONS & DISCUSSION