Adding an SSH known host key

You can add an SSH known host key for SFTP file transfers. SSH known host keys are necessary to send and receive files from your trading partner's SFTP host servers.

About this task

You can configure an SSH known host key pair in AS4 Microservice for convenience or further security. You can add as many known host key pairs as there are trading partner SFTP outbound destinations.

Procedure

To add an SSH known host key:

  1. Log in to AS4 Microservice as a Master Account Administrator or a user with the permissions to create SSH keys.
  2. Click Security > SSH Keys.
  3. Click New > Known Host Key.
  4. On the Add SSH key page, specify values for the applicable fields as follows:
    Associated Organization

    Click Select to select the organization with which the key pair is associated. Select the trading partner with the outbound destination with which you want to associate the known host key.

    SSH Key File

    Click Upload to browse and upload an SSH keystore.

    Restriction: For a trading partner public key, the SSH key file must be a valid OpenSSH formatted public key.
    Alias

    Enter a unique alias. An alias enables the system to recognize the particular key file.

    Description

    Optional: Enter a description for the trading partner public key.

  5. Click Save to save the SSH key and return to the SSH Keys collection page.

What to do next

After you configure an SSH known host key, you can use the key for an SFTP outbound destination. To conduct an outbound one-way pull exchange with SFTP, you must configure an SFTP outbound destination. For more information about configuring an SFTP outbound destination, see ../configuring/as4/b2bac_configuring_sftp_destination_outbound.html.