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Configure SFTP using Serv-U and FTP Voyager Secure

Serv-U MFT Server supports SFTP or FTP over SSH2. The following describes the steps necessary to make a SFTP connection between FTP Voyager Secure and Serv-U.

First published date

10/13/2018 3:14 PM

Last published date

6/15/2020 1:43 PM

Overview

This article provide steps to make an SFTP connection between FTP Voyager Secure and Serv-U.

Product section

Serv-U Managed File Transfer & Serv-U FTP Server

Resolution

Create a site profile in FTP Voyager Secure 

  1. Start FTP Voyager Secure in the Advanced Mode.
    Note: Make sure Simple Mode is unchecked from the View menu.
  2. Create a site profile in FTP Voyager Secure. Select SFTP Using SSH2 (Secure Shell) on port 22 from the dropdown and click on OK
  3. Click Advanced > Security.                                                                                                                                  
  4. Select SFTP Using SSH2 (Secure Shell) on port 22 from the dropdown and click OK.
  5. Cancel out of the Site Profile Manager.
       

SSH Options 

  1. SSH > Options > SSH options.
  1. Check Use public key authentication.
  2. Uncheck Use password authentication and click Create New Key Pair Files.


Create SSH key pair files 

  1. Select Key Type and click Key Length.
  2. Enter password (optional).
  3. Specify the destination path for both keys.
  4. Specify Public Key File Format as OpenSSH.
    Note: Serv-U does not support PuTTY keys.
  5. Click Create Files.
  6. You should now have two keys in the specified folder. There should be files that ends in .key and .pub. Copy the .pub file to the Serv-U server.


SSH Listener 

Note: Serv-U must have an SFTP using SSH listener configured on port 22 from the Listeners menu.
 



Serv-U SSH Authentication Type 

In order to achieve a successful connection, the client needs to send the authentication type that Serv-U is expecting to receive from. FTP Voyager must have an unchecked Use password authentication right before the SSH key is generated. Indicate in Serv-U the type of authentication to expect. This can be done in four different places within Serv-U. You configure the authentication type at the Server, Domain, Group, or User level. In this example, it shows how Domain is configure.



SSH Public Key Path 

 


Once the Public Key is transferred to the server, the path needs to be specified within the User Properties section.

Once this is accomplished, the user will be able to connect using SFTP.