Globalscape Goanywhere Mft

Globalscape EFT

Both (Enhanced File Transfer) and GoAnywhere MFT are enterprise-level Managed File Transfer (MFT) solutions owned by Fortra . While they share the same parent company, they serve different operational needs and architectural preferences. The Fortra Portfolio Connection

  1. Monitor: Listens for a CSV file arriving in an AWS S3 bucket.
  2. Decrypt: Applies a PGP private key to decrypt the file.
  3. Validate: Runs an SQL query against a SQL Server database to validate patient IDs.
  4. Transform: Converts CSV to XML (HL7 or X12 837 format).
  5. Encrypt: Applies the trading partner's public key.
  6. Transfer: Sends the file via AS2 to a hospital clearinghouse.
  7. Notify: Sends a success/failure email to the operations team.

By 12:34 AM, the transfer was complete. A final "End of Transmission" receipt landed in her inbox, signed with an X.509 certificate from the Asian hub. Every step—every login, every move, every permission override—was logged in an immutable audit trail. globalscape goanywhere mft

GoAnywhere is not a single tool but a suite of interoperable modules: Globalscape EFT Both (Enhanced File Transfer) and GoAnywhere

Deployment checklist (practical steps)