SFTP Account Management

Last updated: 2022-03-10 15:36

Intro

This page explains how the create and delete account on the Covid sFTP Server. Most of the time, these accounts are used by the organisations that are sending data to be processed. There are a few exceptions for pushing exports of data, but these have been replaced by the replication as much as possible.

Tools

To be able to complete the steps, you need to have access to the following information:

Launch Putty from the Citrix WebPage
Connect to the sFTP Server using the sciensano account
Have access to the shared KeyPass

It is better if you have (even basic) knowledge of the Linux command line. If you don't, be aware that Linux paths are case sensitive… this can be the source of many issues. Trick using Putty, you can paste by right clicking when the app has the focus.

Startup

Start the following tools as they will be needed for the next steps:

Open the Covid Share KeyPass
Go to \\CVD-P-SAS01\Tools and launch KeePass

Start Putty
From the Citrix Portal, start Putty Connect to server 10.72.144.46

User
sciensano

Password
Look it up in the COVID Shared KeyPass (the one labeled SFTP Account 2)