Anonymous Sharing Use Case

What is an anonymous folder?

Sharing an anonymous FTP folder will grant access anonymously (no password required) by any person who knows the folder’s public address. You can choose to give: read-only, write-only, or read-write access to the folder.

A common use of anonymous folders is to distribute freely available files to anyone who wants to download them. The folder’s public URL can be posted on your website or distributed by any other method you wish.

Use Case Example 1

Challenge

A software company requires to share new updates to their product whenever there are improvements or new features and to keep customer’s previously purchased software up-to-date.

Solution

Using anonymous sharing, the company can provide the same URL to all customers by embedding a link in their site, or sending emails, etc. Customers can download the update whenever necessary from the FTP server without needing to log in. The company can also share multiple anonymous folders and have different links for various products.