SFTP Gateway

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Access controls

Users can be assigned home directories and read or write permissions, and the guide says users are chrooted to their home directory.thorntech.com · read 8 Oct 2026

Administration

Administrators manage users, folders, cloud connections, and settings through a web interface, and can automate user and configuration management through a REST API.thorntech.com · read 8 Oct 2026

Audit logging

SFTP Gateway records audit events such as user logins and file transfer activity in its logs.help.thorntech.com · read 8 Oct 2026

Authentication

The administrator guide recommends SSH key authentication and also describes password authentication and per-user IP address allowlists.thorntech.com · read 8 Oct 2026

Company

Thorn Technologies says it is based in the Washington-Baltimore region and develops cloud file transfer software for organizations around the globe.thorntech.com · read 8 Oct 2026

Container deployment

A Docker and Kubernetes version is available with support for persistent volumes, health check endpoints, environment variable configuration, and custom networking.thorntech.com · read 8 Oct 2026

Container security

The maker says container images use Docker Hardened Images as their base, a distroless runtime, and supply chain attestations.thorntech.com · read 8 Oct 2026

Direct writes

The administrator guide says uploaded files are written immediately to the configured cloud storage backend without an intermediate staging area or sync process.thorntech.com · read 8 Oct 2026

Encryption

The guide describes SSH key authentication and encryption in transit, and supports S3 encryption options including SSE-S3 and KMS.thorntech.com · read 8 Oct 2026

Plan constraints

The maker describes Standard as intended for development, testing, and non-critical workloads that can tolerate downtime, while Professional is recommended for production environments.thorntech.com · read 8 Oct 2026

Purpose

SFTP Gateway connects SFTP users directly to cloud storage without requiring a file server to build, patch, or maintain.thorntech.com · read 8 Oct 2026

Storage providers

Folders can point to AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage, or Google Cloud Storage, including configurations that transfer files between providers.thorntech.com · read 8 Oct 2026

Trial

The product page offers a 14-day trial in a dedicated hosted environment with no credit card required, and the single-user product page separately describes a 30-day trial.thorntech.com · read 8 Oct 2026

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