FTP Encryption: Secure Your Online Data

Commander One is an encryption software for Mac that can help you encrypt your personal data that’s stored on an online storage platform. This way, you won’t have to worry about an unauthorized party getting access to it. When you encrypt your data, Commander One uses the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) with a 256-bit key length, ensuring that it can only be read and managed by people who have the decryption key (password) to it.

Encryption is invaluable when it comes to protecting your data from unauthorized access by third parties. Anyone can get their hands on your login credentials if they somehow get access to your computer. However, if it’s encrypted, then without the decryption key, your data will be indecipherable to anyone who tries to access it.

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FTP Encryption Feature of the Commander One

FTP Encryption Feature of the Commander One

Commander One is much more than a user-friendly file manager and an intuitive FTP client for Mac. It allows you to encrypt your file transfers between your Mac and cloud storages such as Google Drive and Amazon S3. Owing to this FTP encryption feature, you can safely transfer all your files as they will be fully encrypted.

It uses the AES-256 encryption to make sure you get the best level of security. The protection doesn’t stop once your data has been uploaded, though. Even while they’re on the remote server they’ve been uploaded to, your files remain safe from the prying eyes of unauthorized third-parties.

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How to Encrypt a Directory in Commander One

Here are step-by-step instructions on how you can encrypt your directories or folders with the help of Commander One:

1

Assuming you have already downloaded Commander One on your Mac, launch the software and go to the folder you want to encrypt.

2

Control-click on the folder and select Encrypt. Note: You can’t encrypt files, only folders and directories.

3

Now enter the password you want the encrypted folder to have. Write it down somewhere safe because you won’t be able to recover it if you forget it since Commander One doesn’t store passwords.

Tip: You can enter a helpful password hint while encrypting a folder.

4

You can mask the folder once you’ve encrypted it by Control-clicking on it and selecting Lock. To unmask it, simply click on Unlock.

5

If you want to remove the encryption from the folder, Control-click on it and choose Decrypt. You’ll be asked to enter the password you created while encrypting the folder.

Feel free to check out our detailed guide on encrypting directories using Commander One.

SFTP

FTP/FTPS/FTPES/SFTP protocols

Commander One lets you use multiple types of protocols, including FTP, FTPS, FTPES, and SFTP. FTP (or file transfer protocol) is unencrypted, while the rest of the protocols are secure (though they differ in when they become secure).
Multiple connections

Multiple online connections

Commander One lets you work with a multitude of online cloud storages and remote servers at the same time. You can set up multiple protocols and platforms, and seamlessly interact with all of them. Further below, you’ll find more details about what online cloud storages work with Commander One.
Comprehensive macOS File Manager

Comprehensive macOS File Manager

Commander One has a dual-panel interface, which makes it a great tool for managing data for people who like to work fast and be more productive. You can perform tons of functions, including compressing files, adding directories to favorites, creating new folders, extracting files, and more.
Connection Manager

Connection Manager

Commander One is a great connection manager as you can use it to make encrypted file transfers, and connect to remote servers and cloud storages without any hassle. Here are some of the online storages you can add in Commander One:
FTP

FTP Manager

FTP is a network protocol that lets you connect to remote servers for transferring files to another device over the Internet. With Commander One, you can set up a remote FTP server or SFTP connection. All you have to do is type the name of the connection, the server, and login credentials.
Dropbox

Dropbox

By connecting your Dropbox account with Commander One, you can download and upload files directly from the app. You can easily connect multiple Drobox accounts.
Amazon S3

Amazon S3

You can connect your Amazon S3 buckets to the Commander One software. This way, you can import and export files to the bucket straight from the app.
Google Drive

Google Drive

Mount your Google Drive account in Commander One and get access to all of your documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and files in a single place. With the dual panels, you can navigate multiple Google Drive accounts simultaneously.
WebDAV

WebDAV

WebDAV lets you handle files on a remote server. Commander One can connect to your WebDAV server and display it as a regular drive, allowing you to interact with the contents inside it.
OneDrive

OneDrive

Connect Microsoft’s OneDrive to Commander One, and get access to all your files and folders stored in the cloud storage platform.
OpenStack

OpenStack

Commander One allows you to mount your OpenStack documents, so you can easily access them from within the app. There’s no need to synchronize them with your Mac or copy them into a hard drive.
Backblaze

Backblaze

Commander One also works as an efficient Backblaze client for Mac. Pair it with your B2 cloud storage and you’ll get access to all your files stored on the online platform. You can download from and upload to the cloud storage from Commander One.
Box

Box

With Box Cloud, you can get access to all of your presentations, documents, and other types of content when it’s connected to Commander One. You can also share files with others in a matter of seconds thanks to Commander One.