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If you do not have a Cornell NetID, you can use Cornell Secure File Transfer to share files (both send and receive) with a person who has a Cornell NetID—but only if that person has
If you have a Cornell NetID, you can use Cornell Secure File Transfer to send and receive files from people who have Cornell NetIDs. You can also exchange files with people who do not have a NetID if you add their email address to your Whitelist.
What is Cornell Secure File Transfer?
Cornell Secure File Transfer is a secure method for transferring files. Files are encrypted during transport over SSL (https://) using strong encryption only.
How long has Cornell had this service?
Since Spring 2006. (Before August 2019, the service was…
In order to ensure strong security on passwords for external users, a Cornell Secure File Transfer password must:
be at least 7 characters long
include at least 3 of the following 4 kinds of characters: lower case, upper case, numbers, special characters/symbols
not be the email address,…
Using Cornell Secure File Transfer, you can securely send and receive files that contain confidential and restricted information. It is especially important that those who handle such files understand data security best practices.
General Security Considerations
The following are recommended…
Cornell Secure File Transfer is a secure method for transferring files smaller than 5 GB and allows anyone with a Cornell NetID to send and receive files. Cornell community members can add an external user to a whitelist in Cornell Secure File Transfer so that an external user can also send…