SFTP Client Adapter Set Up
You can use the SFTP Client adapter to connect to a trading partner's SFTP server.
For a list of its major features, see SFTP Client Adapter.
How the SFTP Client Adapter Works
The SFTP Client adapter establishes a session with an external trading partner's SFTP server in the following sequence:
- The SFTP Client adapter initiates an SSH2 connection.
- The SFTP server accepts the connection.
- The SFTP Client adapter negotiates user authentication with the trading partner SFTP server. A user ID and either a password or user signature, depending on the server requirements, are supplied in the business process. If a user signature is required, it is encoded by the private key and can only be decoded by the public key provided when establishing the relationship with the trading partner.
- The SFTP server logs the user into the home directory associated with the specified user ID.
- Data can now be exchanged between Sterling B2B Integrator and the external SFTP server.
- Use the SFTP Client adapter to send SFTP requests to perform activities such as to put or get files into a directory on the trading partner's SFTP server through perimeter services.