Configuring SFTP for a Site

When you enable SFTP for a Site, you must configure the SFTP settings.

To configure SFTP for a Site

  1. Before you can enable and configure SFTP on the Site, you must create or import an SFTP key defined on the Site.

  2. In the administration interface, connect to EFT Server and click the Server tab.

  3. In the left pane, select the Site you want to configure.

  4. In the right pane, select the Connections tab.

  5. Select the SFTP (SSH2) check box, then specify the port number, if different from the default.

  6. Click SFTP Config. The SFTP Settings dialog box appears.

    The key that you created when you defined the Site (if you enabled SFTP and created keys) appears in the SFTP settings dialog box. If you did not enable SFTP when you created the Site, the dialog box is empty.

  7. Do one of the following:

  8. Specify the SFTP private key path, public key path, public key blob , allowed ciphers, allowed MACs, and SFTP identification string, as necessary.

  9. Click OK to close the dialog box.

  10. Click Apply to save the changes on EFT Server.

Related Topics

SFTP Key Support

SSH Key Formats

Enabling SFTP for a Site

Creating an SSH Key Pair

Viewing or Modifying Message Authentication Codes (MAC) Settings

Creating SFTP Algorithms

Allowing Access Using SFTP Protocol

Viewing, Importing, Renaming, and Deleting Client Keys

Modifying the SFTP Identification String