SFTP

SFTP is a common protocol for business-to-business file transfer integration, and ExaVault supports it as a first-class connection method.

Connection Settings

Two values configure an SFTP client to reach your ExaVault appliance: the hostname and the port.

Hostname

Connect with SFTP to the fully qualified domain name of your appliance. If your client requires an IP address for the connection, connect using the external IP address configured in the appliance manager.

Port

For SFTP connections, use port 22.

SCP (Secure Copy) Protocol

ExaVault's SFTP server also supports the SCP protocol, another file transfer protocol built on top of SSH. In most interactions with ExaVault, SCP works the same as SFTP.

SSH Restrictions

Functionality is restricted to file transfer capabilities only: SFTP and SCP for moving files, and SSH keys for authentication. No other SSH services are provided. Shell access and SSH tunneling are not available.

Security scans detect SSH availability as a "false positive" result, because SFTP and SCP are subsets of SSH functionality. No SSH capabilities beyond those required by SFTP and SCP are available on the ExaVault platform.