- Fully managed service for transferring files into or out of Amazon S3 or Amazon EFS using industry-standard protocols.
- Supports multi-AZ, highly available, and scalable deployments.
- Pricing is per provisioned endpoint per hour plus per-GB data transfer.
Supported Protocols
- SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol)
- FTPS (File Transfer Protocol over SSL)
- FTP (available only within a VPC)
Authentication Options
- Built-in user management (stores credentials)
- External identity providers:
- Microsoft Active Directory
- LDAP
- Amazon Cognito
- Okta
- Custom authentication systems
Use Cases
- File sharing between partners or clients
- Integration with CRM/ERP systems
- Hosting and distributing public datasets
AWS Transfer Family – Architecture Overview
Flow:
- Users connect via an FTP/SFTP/FTPS client, optionally through Route 53.
- AWS Transfer Family handles authentication using internal or external identity providers.
- Once authenticated, access is granted to an Amazon S3 bucket or Amazon EFS file system.
- Access control is enforced via IAM roles.
AWS Transfer Family supports direct integration with enterprise authentication systems and enables secure, high-performance file transfers without managing infrastructure.