
Once connected, you will be prompted to enter the Web User password.
Key File – Navigate to the private portion of the SSH key pair. User – Enter the name of the Web User associated with the SSH key. Logon Type – Select "Key file" from the drop-down menu. Protocol – Select "SFTP – SSH File Transfer Protocol" from the drop-down menu. Port – The port assigned to the SFTP listener. Host – the GoAnywhere domain hosting the SFTP service.
On the Site Manager screen, specify values for the following fields:. Follow the steps below to configure an SFTP site connection to GoAnywhere in FileZilla. The Web User authenticates if the public key matches the public key sent by the client and the Web User must be in a Domain that has access to the Key Vault where the public key resides.įor this example, we’ll use FileZilla as our chosen SFTP client, but the process should be similar with other clients. When the SFTP client connects to the server, it will look up the client’s public key in the Key Management System based on the Fingerprint. In the Edit Web User page, click the Authentication tab and change the SFTP Authentication Type to Password and Public Key. On the Web Users page, click the Edit icon next to the Web User. From the Dashboard, point to Security and then click Web User.
Now that the public portion of the SSH key pair has been imported and associated to the Web User, we need to configure the Web User’s authentication type to use a password and SSH key.
Click the Done button to return to the Web User Management page.Ĭonfiguring the Web User Authentication Type. Once the key is imported, it will become associated to the Web User account. Import an SSH public key into the Key Vault for a Web User by clicking the Import Public Key button. In the Web Users page, click the Action icon next to the Web User, and then click the SSH Keys icon SSH Keys option. From the main menu bar, select Users, and then click the Web Users link. Log in as an Admin User with the Web User Manager role. Follow the instructions below to import an SSH public key and associate that key to a Web User. START FREE TRIAL Importing a Trading Partner’s SSH Public Keyīefore a trading partner can authenticate with the SFTP service using an SSH key, a GoAnywhere administrator must import the public portion of that trading partner’s SSH key pair. Not using GoAnywhere MFT yet? Start a free trial and test it out for 30 days.