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FTP Site

FTP Site

Sept 29, 2022

 

This page is for data modellers who want to export files using FTP.

Overview

An FTP site can be set up to send files generated by a File Exporter, or retrieve files using a File Collector, via FTP.

To add a new FTP site object to an analysis model:

  1. Go to the model's toolbar → Create group.

  2. Click

     to expand the menu.

  3. Drag a 

     onto the analysis model.

To add an existing FTP site object to an analysis model:

  1. Go to the model toolbar → List group.

  2. Click

     to expand the menu.

  3. Click 

     to open the list of available FTP sites.

  4. Drag an FTP site into the analysis model.

Basic Settings

The FTP Type, FTP Mode, SSL Security and SFTP Ciphers are standard FTP concepts.

Field

Description

Field

Description

Name

The name of the FTP Site.

Enabled

Whether or not the FTP Site is enabled to run.

Username

The name of the user that will be used to create a connection with the FTP server.

Password

The password that will be used to create a connection with the FTP server.

Server Address

The address of the destination server.

FTP Type

Select an option from:

  • Plain

  • SSH (secure transfer using FTP over SSH)

  • SSL (secure transfer using FTP-SSL)

These are standard FTP options, and will be described in any good reference for FTP.

Port

Optional field to specify a Port Number, if required. 

FTP Mode

This property is available when FTP Type is Plain or SSL.

Select an option from:

  • Active

  • Passive

SSL Security

This property is available when FTP Type field is SSL.

Select an option from:

  • Implicit

  • Explicit

SFTP Cipher

This property is available when FTP Type field is SSH.

For secure file transfer, PhixFlow automatically uses current ciphers (listed below). If your SSH server uses deprecated ciphers, enter a comma-separated list of all the ciphers you want to use. The order that you enter the ciphers indicates the order of preference. PhixFlow uses the first cipher that is listed and is available to encrypt/decrypt the files it transfers.

Enter a list of ciphers, in order of preference, that you want PhixFlow to use for secure file transfer. The list can include:

  • current ciphers

    • 3des-ctr

    • aes128-ctr

    • aes192-ctr

    • aes256-ctr

  • deprecated ciphers

    • 3des-cbc

    • blowfish-cbc.

 

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