Configuring SFTP exchanges

About SFTP

Before you continue

Configuring Gateway as an SFTP server with password authentication (responder)

Configuring Gateway as an SFTP client with password authentication (initiator)

Configuring Gateway as an SFTP server with public key authentication (responder)

Configuring Gateway as an SFTP client with public key authentication (initiator)

About SFTP

SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) is a network protocol that provides file transfer and manipulation functionality over any reliable data stream. It is typically used with version 2 of the SSH protocol to provide secure file transfer, but is intended to be usable with other protocols as well.

The protocol itself does not provide authentication and security; it expects the underlying protocol to secure this. SFTP is most often used as subsystem of SSH protocol version 2 implementations, having been designed by the same working group.

Before you continue...

Make sure that you have completed the common configuration tasks described in the dedicated topic:

View common task procedures

Configuring Gateway as an SFTP server with password authentication (responder)

In Gateway

Step	Task	Go to procedure
1	Activate the SFTP protocol
2	Create an SSH security profile
3	Create a Network Profile for the SFTP exchange and attach the security profile from the previous step
4	Create a Virtual File Directory for SFTP

In PassPort

Step	Task	Go to procedure
1	Add the SFTP protocol to the Remote Partner object

Configuring Gateway as an SFTP client (initiator) with password authentication

In PassPort

Step	Task	Go to procedure
1	Import the remote trading partner's key

In Gateway

Step	Task	Go to procedure
1	Activate the SFTP protocol
2	Create an SSH security profile
3	Create a Network Profile for the SFTP exchange and attach the security profile from the previous step

In PassPort

Step	Task	Go to procedure
1	Add the SFTP protocol to the Remote Partner object

In Gateway

Step	Task	Go to procedure
1	Configure the outbound connection
2	Test the outbound connection

Configuring Gateway as an SFTP server (responder) with public key authentication

In Gateway

Step	Task	Go to procedure
1	Activate the SFTP protocol
2	Create an SSH security profile
3	Create a Network Profile for the SFTP exchange and attach the security profile from the previous step
4	Create a Virtual File Directory for SFTP

In PassPort

Step	Task	Go to procedure
1	Add the SFTP protocol to the Remote Partner object

Configuring Gateway as an SFTP client (initiator) with public key authentication

In PassPort

Step	Task	Go to procedure
1	Import the remote trading partner's key

In Gateway

Step	Task	Go to procedure
1	Activate the SFTP protocol
2	Create an SSH security profile
3	Create a Network Profile for the SFTP exchange and attach the security profile from the previous step

In PassPort

Step	Task	Go to procedure
1	Add the SFTP protocol to the Remote Partner object

In Gateway

Step	Task	Go to procedure
1	Configure the outbound connection
2	Test the outbound connection