Connection Banner Message

When a client first connects to the Site via FTP, but before the user logs on, the connection banner appears. For example:

[8/25/2009 9:47:43 AM] 220 Globalscape EFT * UNREGISTERED COPY *

(UNREGISTERED COPY appears until you activate your serial number.)

• The FTP connection banner message is configured in the FTP Settings dialog box on the Site.



• EFT sends two banners in FTP or FTP/s connections:

1. EFT displays a connection banner immediately after a client connects via FTP (before requesting the login credentials).

• The connection banner can be edited at the Site level in FTP/S Config.

2. EFT displays a login banner after the client provides the login credentials and the credentials are authenticated.

• The login banner can be edited at the Settings Template (or user account) level in FTP Config.

• EFT only sends one banner (Site level) for SFTP connections. When the SFTP banner is sent to the client, EFT does not populate variables due to restrictions with the protocol.

• The message defined in the Settings Template FTP Settings dialog box is sent to the client after the user logs in.

• In the Settings Template or user account, you can specify the following alternatives: use default message (“Login OK, proceed.”),  add to default, replace default, or None (show no banner at all).

• SFTP connections use the default connection banner in the FTP Settings dialog box on the Site or a login message on the Settings Template (or user account) instead of the default connection banner.

• FTPS only allows DATE and TIME variables in the initial connection message on the Site.

• FTPS allows other variables to be listed in the Settings Template (or user account) banner:
  %USER.Full_Name%, %USER.LOGIN%, %USER.EMAIL%, %USER.FIRST_NAME%, and %USER.LAST_NAME%

Configuring the FTP banner:

Configuring the Settings Template or SFTP banner:

FTP login sequence:

To modify the connection banners, refer to Configuring FTP or FTPS.