# SFTP and RSA Key Authentication

**URL:** https://community.linx.software/community/t/sftp-and-rsa-key-authentication/290
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 29, 2018, 9:00am UTC](https://community.linx.software/community/t/sftp-and-rsa-key-authentication/290 "2018-06-29T09:00:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![igiordani](https://community.linx.software/community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/8dc957/32.png) [@igiordani](https://community.linx.software/community/u/igiordani)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2018, 9:00am UTC](https://community.linx.software/community/t/sftp-and-rsa-key-authentication/290/1 "2018-06-29T09:00:25Z")

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Hi,

Is it possible to with FTP Module to use the SFTP protocol and a RSA Key as authentication method (instead using basic authentication)?

Thank you in advance,  
Ivan

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### Author: ![Dawie\_Botes](https://community.linx.software/community/user_avatar/community.linx.software/dawie_botes/32/288_2.png) [@Dawie\_Botes](https://community.linx.software/community/u/Dawie_Botes)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2018, 10:12am UTC](https://community.linx.software/community/t/sftp-and-rsa-key-authentication/290/2 "2018-06-29T10:12:56Z")

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Hi Ivan,

I had a quick look and I don’t think it’s currently possible. I will request from the developers if it is on the roadmap.

Best regards,  
Dawie

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### Author: ![igiordani](https://community.linx.software/community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/8dc957/32.png) [@igiordani](https://community.linx.software/community/u/igiordani)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2018, 11:50am UTC](https://community.linx.software/community/t/sftp-and-rsa-key-authentication/290/3 "2018-06-29T11:50:23Z")

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Is there a workaround, maybe with additional configuration on IIS?

Thank you,  
Ivan

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### Author: ![gawie](https://community.linx.software/community/user_avatar/community.linx.software/gawie/32/185_2.png) [@gawie](https://community.linx.software/community/u/gawie)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2018, 9:12am UTC](https://community.linx.software/community/t/sftp-and-rsa-key-authentication/290/4 "2018-07-09T09:12:54Z")

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Using RSA as the authentication method is not currently available.

As a workaround you can use [Curl](https://curl.haxx.se/docs/manual.html) and call it with the Linx CommandLine function.

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### Author: ![igiordani](https://community.linx.software/community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/8dc957/32.png) [@igiordani](https://community.linx.software/community/u/igiordani)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2018, 10:25am UTC](https://community.linx.software/community/t/sftp-and-rsa-key-authentication/290/5 "2018-07-09T10:25:22Z")

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Will do.

Thank you,  
Ivan