Authenticate SFTPollin with private key and passphrase

You can use a passphrase and a private key to access IEC. This security feature allows you to protect the private key with an alphanumeric string in the PassPhrase field. A passphrase protects the private key in the same way that a password protects the user account. When IEC connects with the SFTP server, it will use the private key and passphrase for authentication. Follow these steps to add passphrase protection to the private key.

Note: You need to update the JDE policy and remove the old policies to allow for the use of passphrases.
  1. Click Manage > Communication > Receive.
  2. Select an existing SFTPPollin channel and click Edit. Click New to create a SFTPollin channel, if none exists.
  3. Specify the user in the User field.
  4. Click the PrivateKeyFile drop-down menu and select a private key. Alternatively, you can specify the file path of the private key in the file system.
    Selecting the private key by specifying the file path can create security issues. Specifying the file path is allowed for backwards compatibility and may be deprecated in future releases.
  5. Specify a PassPhrase.
  6. Click OK.