# Clover ETL Server 4.4 SFTP Listener configuration

**URL:** <https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/clover-etl-server-4-4-sftp-listener-configuration/1821>\
**Category:** CloverDX Platform\
**Created:** [January 19, 2017, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/clover-etl-server-4-4-sftp-listener-configuration/1821 "2017-01-19T00:00:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![jsinglet](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.cloverdx.com/jsinglet/32/115_2.png) [@jsinglet](https://forum.cloverdx.com/u/jsinglet)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2017, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/clover-etl-server-4-4-sftp-listener-configuration/1821/1 "2017-01-19T00:00:00Z")

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Hi,

I’m trying to setup a SFTP listener in clover 4.4. I want to authenticate with a private key.

The documentation doesn’t say where I should put the key on the server?

Can someone explain where I’m supposed to put the key.

Thanks

John

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**Author:** ![jsinglet](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.cloverdx.com/jsinglet/32/115_2.png) [@jsinglet](https://forum.cloverdx.com/u/jsinglet)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2017, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/clover-etl-server-4-4-sftp-listener-configuration/1821/2 "2017-01-24T10:32:10Z")

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Has anybody really not tried this?

Thanks

John

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**Author:** ![Lukas\_Cholasta](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.cloverdx.com/lukas_cholasta/32/166_2.png) [@Lukas\_Cholasta](https://forum.cloverdx.com/u/Lukas_Cholasta)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/clover-etl-server-4-4-sftp-listener-configuration/1821/3 "2017-01-27T15:29:46Z")

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Hi John,

Unfortunately, this is currently not implemented, so a private key authentication cannot be configured for a SFTP file listener. However, I’ve created an improvement proposal in our system. For the time being I cannot guarantee that it will be implemented but our developers will definitely take a look at it and decide if and when it will be implemented. You can watch the state of this issue here: [https://bug.javlin.eu/browse/CLO-10299](https://bug.javlin.eu/browse/CLO-10299)

I’m sorry for the inconvenience.

Best regards,

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**Author:** ![jonliang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@jonliang](https://forum.cloverdx.com/u/jonliang)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/clover-etl-server-4-4-sftp-listener-configuration/1821/4 "2019-05-09T16:52:43Z")

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Is it still the case that this isn’t implemented? It looks like that bug is still open, but the below page of the docs lists it as a way to authenticate for sftp:

> SFTP (SSH/FTP) - SSH File Transfer Protocol (username+private key authentication) URL example:

[https://doc.cloverdx.com/latest/server/ … ocols.html](https://doc.cloverdx.com/latest/server/file-listener-protocols.html)

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**Author:** ![Lukas\_Cholasta](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.cloverdx.com/lukas_cholasta/32/166_2.png) [@Lukas\_Cholasta](https://forum.cloverdx.com/u/Lukas_Cholasta)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2019, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/clover-etl-server-4-4-sftp-listener-configuration/1821/5 "2019-05-24T11:56:39Z")

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Hi Jon,

Unfortunately, it is not implemented. The documentation is not correct in this particular case as the only option is to use a password. We are going to fix the documentation. Thank you for pinpointing the misinformation.

I’m sorry for the inconvenience.

Best regards.