Setting SFTP/SSH authentication mode

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The SFTP/SCP service supports various forms of user authentication.   These include password, publickey, password OR publickey and password AND public key.

 

Authentication modes

 

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Host - The IP address that this service will listen on.

 

Port - The port that this service will listen on.

 

Private key - The encryption key that this server will use for SSH communications.

 

Authentication - The authentication mode clients must use when connecting to SFTP/SCP service.

 

 

Authentication modes

 

password - User must authentication with password only.

 

publickey - User must authentication with a private key that corresponds with public key installed on server.

 

password OR publickey - User must authenticate with password OR with a private key that corresponds with public key installed on server.

 

password AND publickey - User must authenticate with password AND with a private key that corresponds with public key installed on server.

 

See also

 

Client keys overview

Using public key authentication in SFTP/SSH