SFTP

Use SFTP connector to interact with a SFTP server. Primary functions include uploading and downloading files from an SFTP server, but its capable of other tasks like creating remote directories and listing files and directories on the SFTP server.

Add connector

1. Select Connectors in Hub menu and select Add Connector

   

   Add connector
2. Select SFTP

   

3. Enter the name and optionally a description.

   
4. Enter the configuration values for different environments.

5. Select Save.

Configuration values

Configuration	Description
Agent Group	Agent group where the connector should be executed
Server Address	SFTP server's address
Port	Port number. Typically, the port is set to 22
Username & Password	Credentials for the SFTP user to connect to SFTP server
Client's Private Key Path	Used for key based authentication. Specify the path to the file containing the client private key. This path/file should be accessible to the connector agents installed on customer premises.
Password For Client's Private Key	Password associated with the private key file
Server Validation Type	Determine the server validation type. None - No validation Server Public Key - Attach the server's public key which will be used to verify server's identity For security purposes, a public key is recommended.
Transfer Type	Determines how the data is treated during transfer. ASCII - text mode Binary - binary mode Binary is recommended and set as default.
Request Compression	If enabled, the connector agent will demand compression explicitly from SFTP server. Default is false.
Key Exchange Algorithms	Key exchange algorithm define how the client and server securely negotiate shared symmetric keys. Some algorithms are enabled by default. ✅ - Enabled by default Diffie-Hellman (DH) DH Group DH Group Exchange DH Group 14 DH Group Exchange (SHA256) DH Group 14 (SHA256) ✅ DH Group 15 (SHA512) DH Group 16 (SHA512) ✅ DH Group 17 (SHA512) DH Group 18 (SHA512) RSA RSA 1024 (SHA1) RSA 2048 (SHA256) ✅ Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH) ECDH NIST P-256 ✅ ECDH NIST P-384 ✅ ECDH NIST P-521 ✅ ECDH NIST K-163 ECDH NIST P-192 ECDH NIST P-224 ECDH NIST K-233 ECDH NIST B-233 ECDH NIST K-283 ECDH NIST K-409 ECDH NIST B-409 ECDH NIST K-571 ECDH Curve25519 ✅ Curve25519 and Curve448 Curve25519 ✅ Curve448 ✅ GSS (Generic Security Services) GSS Group Exchange GSS Group GSS Group 14

Edit connector

1. Hover over the connector card and the context menu will appear, select Edit.

2. You can now change or the configuration values for different environments.

Delete connector

1. Hover over the connector card and the context menu will appear, select Delete.

2. Confirm and the connector will be deleted.

Deleting a connector can not be undone.

Operations

Directory Operations	Description
Directory Exists	Determines whether a directory exists at the specified path
Create directory	Creates a directory at the specified path
Delete Directory	Deletes the directory at the specified path
List Directories	Lists all files and directories in the specified path

File Operations	Description
File exists	Checks if a remote file exists
Get File Size	Gets the size, in bytes, of a remote file
Rename File	Rename a remote file
Copy File	Copies a remote file into the selected destination
Delete File	Delete a remote file
Delete Files	Delete multiple remote files based on mask

Upload Operations	Description
Upload File	Uploads a single file to the SFTP Server
Upload Files	Upload multiple files to the SFTP Server
Upload Stream	Uploads the content of a Flow variable that contains a binary stream e.g. Upload data from a camera input

Download Operations	Description
Download File	Download a single file from the SFTP server to the machine where Flow Connect agent is running
Download Files	Download multiple files from the SFTP server to the machine where Flow Connect agent is running
Download Streams	Download a file from SFTP server and store it as Flow variable