Concise summaries of official AWS update announcements for AWS Transfer Family.
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Information as of November 3, 2026.
AWS Transfer Family now allows you to store SFTP server host keys in AWS Secrets Manager within your own AWS account, improving control over server identity and simplifying server migrations and failover.
AWS Transfer Family now allows configuration of custom ports on public SFTP servers and selection of a communication mode for each port, enabling multiple ports on a single server.
AWS Transfer Family now allows you to choose a custom log group in Amazon CloudWatch Logs for managed workflow execution logs, enabling separate organization or consolidation of workflow logs.
AWS Transfer Family now automatically approves requests to increase the SFTP connector quota up to 1,000 connectors per AWS account in each AWS Region, eliminating the need for manual approval.
AWS Transfer Family now preserves client source IP addresses using Proxy Protocol v2 (PPv2) when a Network Load Balancer (NLB) is placed in front of an SFTP server using a VPC-hosted endpoint, enabling IP-based auditing, access controls, and compliance.
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