Managing an SFTP connection

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You can add or remove SSH keys for the Amazon SFTP data service connection.

Before you begin

You must generate your own SSH public/private key pair to use when authenticating connections to the SFTP folder. You can use your preferred key generator to generate the key pair, with the following requirements:
  1. The SSH public and private key pair must be of type RSA and 2048 bit encryption.
  2. The public key must be in OpenSSH format and must start with ssh-rsa. If your key is in the SSH2 format, that is, it starts with ---- BEGIN SSH2 PUBLIC KEY ----, it must be converted to the OpenSSH format before you use it.

About this task

Use the manage connections page to set, update and view the connection details for an Amazon SFTP data service.

Procedure

  1. As a system administrator, from the main menu, clicks Admin > Data Flow Automation to open the Data Services grid.
  2. Click Actions and select Manage Connections to open the Manage Connections dialog.
  3. Add a user.
    1. Select a connection in the Manage Connections dialog, click Actions and select Add user menu to open the Add user dialog.
      An auto-generated username is provided for the user.
    2. Add your SSH public key in the OpenSSH format.
    3. Click Save.
      The SFTP folder can now be accessed using the connection details and private key.
  4. Remove a user.
    1. Select a connection in the Manage Connections dialog, click Actions and select Delete user.
    2. Confirm that you want to delete the user.
      The SFTP folder can no longer be accessed until a new public key is entered.