Establishing a connection to an SFTP server

About establishing a connection to an SFTP server

Perform this task to enable the SFTP client feature on the device and establish a connection to the SFTP server. You can specify the public key algorithm and the preferred encryption, HMAC, and key exchange algorithms to be used during the connection.

To access the server, a client must use the server's host public key to authenticate the server. As a best practice, configure the server's host public key on the device in an insecure network. If the server's host public key is not configured on the client, the client will notify you to confirm whether to continue with the access.

Restrictions and guidelines for establishing a connection to an SFTP server

An SFTP client cannot establish connections to both IPv4 and IPv6 SFTP servers.

Establishing a connection to an IPv4 SFTP server

Execute the following command in user view to establish a connection to an IPv4 SFTP server:

In non-FIPS mode:

sftp server [ port-number ] [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] [ identity-key { dsa | ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 | ecdsa-sha2-nistp384 | rsa | { x509v3-ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 | x509v3-ecdsa-sha2-nistp384 } pki-domain domain-name } | prefer-compress zlib | prefer-ctos-cipher { 3des-cbc | aes128-cbc | aes128-ctr | aes128-gcm | aes192-ctr | aes256-cbc | aes256-ctr | aes256-gcm | des-cbc } | prefer-ctos-hmac { md5 | md5-96 | sha1 | sha1-96 | sha2-256 | sha2-512 } | prefer-kex { dh-group-exchange-sha1 | dh-group1-sha1 | dh-group14-sha1 | ecdh-sha2-nistp256 | ecdh-sha2-nistp384 } | prefer-stoc-cipher { 3des-cbc | aes128-cbc | aes128-ctr | aes128-gcm | aes192-ctr | aes256-cbc | aes256-ctr | aes256-gcm | des-cbc } | prefer-stoc-hmac { md5 | md5-96 | sha1 | sha1-96 | sha2-256 | sha2-512 } ] * [ dscp dscp-value | { public-key keyname | server-pki-domain domain-name } | source { interface interface-type interface-number | ip ip-address } ] *

In FIPS mode:

sftp server [ port-number ] [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] [ identity-key { ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 | ecdsa-sha2-nistp384 | rsa | { x509v3-ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 | x509v3-ecdsa-sha2-nistp384 } pki-domain domain-name } | prefer-compress zlib | prefer-ctos-cipher { aes128-cbc | aes128-ctr | aes128-gcm | aes192-ctr | aes256-cbc | aes256-ctr | aes256-gcm } | prefer-ctos-hmac { sha1 | sha1-96 | sha2-256 | sha2-512 } | prefer-kex { dh-group14-sha1 | ecdh-sha2-nistp256 | ecdh-sha2-nistp384 } | prefer-stoc-cipher { aes128-cbc | aes128-ctr | aes128-gcm | aes192-ctr | aes256-cbc | aes256-ctr | aes256-gcm } | prefer-stoc-hmac { sha1 | sha1-96 | sha2-256 | sha2-512 } ] * [ { public-key keyname | server-pki-domain domain-name } | source { interface interface-type interface-number | ip ip-address } ] *

Establishing a connection to an IPv6 SFTP server

Execute the following command in user view to establish a connection to an IPv6 SFTP server:

In non-FIPS mode:

sftp ipv6 server [ port-number ] [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] [ -i interface-type interface-number ] [ identity-key { dsa | ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 | ecdsa-sha2-nistp384 | rsa | { x509v3-ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 | x509v3-ecdsa-sha2-nistp384 } pki-domain domain-name } | prefer-compress zlib | prefer-ctos-cipher { 3des-cbc | aes128-cbc | aes128-ctr | aes128-gcm | aes192-ctr | aes256-cbc | aes256-ctr | aes256-gcm | des-cbc } | prefer-ctos-hmac { md5 | md5-96 | sha1 | sha1-96 | sha2-256 | sha2-512 } | prefer-kex { dh-group-exchange-sha1 | dh-group1-sha1 | dh-group14-sha1 | ecdh-sha2-nistp256 | ecdh-sha2-nistp384 } | prefer-stoc-cipher { 3des-cbc | aes128-cbc | aes128-ctr | aes128-gcm | aes192-ctr | aes256-cbc | aes256-ctr | aes256-gcm | des-cbc } | prefer-stoc-hmac { md5 | md5-96 | sha1 | sha1-96 | sha2-256 | sha2-512 } ] * [ dscp dscp-value | { public-key keyname | server-pki-domain domain-name } | source { interface interface-type interface-number | ipv6 ipv6-address } ] *

In FIPS mode:

sftp ipv6 server [ port-number ] [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ] [ -i interface-type interface-number ] [ identity-key { ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 | ecdsa-sha2-nistp384 | rsa | { x509v3-ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 | x509v3-ecdsa-sha2-nistp384 } pki-domain domain-name } | prefer-compress zlib | prefer-ctos-cipher { aes128-cbc | aes128-ctr | aes128-gcm | aes192-ctr | aes256-cbc | aes256-ctr | aes256-gcm } | prefer-ctos-hmac { sha1 | sha1-96 | sha2-256 | sha2-512 } | prefer-kex { dh-group14-sha1 | ecdh-sha2-nistp256 | ecdh-sha2-nistp384 } | prefer-stoc-cipher { aes128-cbc | aes128-ctr | aes128-gcm | aes192-ctr | aes256-cbc | aes256-ctr | aes256-gcm } | prefer-stoc-hmac { sha1 | sha1-96 | sha2-256 | sha2-512 } ] * [ { public-key keyname | server-pki-domain domain-name } | source { interface interface-type interface-number | ipv6 ipv6-address } ] *