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Submit Documents (SFTP)

Submit a document or set of documents on behalf of an end user via SFTP.

sFOX recommends submitting documents via HTTP request instead of this SFTP method. Please contact support at [email protected] if you are unsure or would like additional information.

How to upload files via SFTP server

SFTP stands for Secure File Transfer Protocol. It is a network protocol that allows the transfer of files over a secure data stream.

Note: If you are submitting documents as responses EDD requests, you must Create EDD Responses with the associated file names before uploading documents to the SFTP server. Failure to do so will require re-uploading the document(s).

MacOS or Linux

Create a pair of SSH public/private keys

Secure Shell (SSH) keys are used for authentication to grant access to sFOX's SFTP server.

  1. Open your terminal

  2. Type ssh-keygen -t rsa into your terminal

  3. Enter file id_rsa

  4. Enter passphrase (optional)

  5. Retrieve and view your private and public key by typing in:

    1. Private key: cat ~/id_rsa

    2. Public key: cat ~/id_rsa.pub

Create a Directory

Once you have retrieved your public key, please copy the entire string and send it over to your sFOX representative.

sFOX will create a directory for you in our database before you can start uploading onto the SFTP server.

sFOX will notify you once your directory has been created in our database.

Example Public Key
ssh-rsa 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 administrator@adminisatorsMBP

Uploading Files

Once you have your directory set up with your public key, you are now ready to upload the files you have responded in the EDDQ.

  1. Connect to sFOX's SFTP server by running this command in your Terminal: sftp -i id_rsa sftp.sfox.com

  2. If this is your first time connecting, you will be ask if you want to continue connecting. Select Yes

You should see a message Connected to sftp.sfox.com on your Terminal

  1. Upload a file by running this command: put <file_path>

You should see a message Uploading <file_path> to <file_path> Once you see this message, your file has been uploaded to sFOX's SFTP server!

An easier method to upload a file is to drag-and-drop the file into the Terminal. This will automatically generate the <file_path> for you

Removing Files

If, for any reason, you would like to remove a file that was previously uploaded to the SFTP server, you can run this command: rm <new_file_path>

Windows

For Microsoft Windows, you should use an sFTP capable client application such as:

  1. FileZilla (https://filezilla-project.org/)

  2. WinSCP (https://winscp.net/).

Detailed instructions can be found below:

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