{"id":25597,"date":"2019-02-22T17:34:05","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T17:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/02\/22\/dod-file-sharing-tool-is-safe-again\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:57:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:57:33","slug":"dod-file-sharing-tool-is-safe-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2019\/02\/22\/dod-file-sharing-tool-is-safe-again\/","title":{"rendered":"DoD file-sharing tool is SAFE again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Editor\u2019s note: This story was updated Feb. 25 after Fifth Domain received additional information from the Army.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Department of Defense has reinstated a secure file-sharing service after the Army to took the system offline in November and kept it out of commission for four months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Army leaders disabled the Safe Access File Exchange, or SAFE site, as a preventative measure in November a potential vulnerability identified was addressed almost immediately. The tool was created as an alternate to the traditional File Transfer Protocol or email, and operates much like the popular commercial file-sharing system Dropbox. The site provides a way to allow for the sharing of large data files, including those as large as 2 gigabytes, between defense organizations and industry representatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officials put the system back online Feb. 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\t