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Two-Factor Auth Account

Two-Factor Auth Account

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Overview

Use this account type to connect Binary Snaps with data sources that use Two-Factor Auth accounts. This account supports two factor authentication (2FA) for Security File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) to access SFTP. It uses two separate security layers of verification to grant access that include the Basic Auth (username/password) and the SSH Key (username/private key) methods.

Prerequisites

  • Target FTP should be enabled with Two-Factor authentication.

  • Valid username/password and SSH key with passphrase.

Account Settings

 

Field Name

Field Type

Description

Field Name

Field Type

Description

Label*

 

Default Value: N/A
Example: SFTP_2FA_Auth

String

Enter a unique label for the account.

Username*

 

Default Value: N/A
Example:user@snaplogic.com

String/Expression

Enter a username for SSH authentication.

Password*

 

Default Value: N/A
Example: m!ster18Gu@rd8!keip

String/Expression

Enter a password associated with the supplied account username.

Private key*

 

Default Value: N/A
Example: admin_passphrase.key

String/Expression

Enter the private key part of SSH authentication. You can also upload the private key file to the SLDB by clicking the Upload 

 icon. 

You can generate a private key using any SSH key generator. See Generate SSH Key Using PuTTY Key Generator for more information.

Key Passphrase*

 

Default Value: N/A
Example: p@$$zk!98

String/Expression

Enter the passphrase used to decrypt the private key.

Account Encryption

Standard Encryption

If you are using Standard Encryption, follow the High sensitivity settings under Enhanced Encryption.

Enhanced Encryption

If the account you are using has the Enhanced Encryption feature, the account fields are encrypted for each sensitivity level as shown below:

  • High: Key passphrase

  • Medium + High: Username, Key passphrase

  • Low + Medium + High: Username, Private key, Key passphrase

Generating SSH Key Using PuTTY Key Generator

You can download the PuTTYgen application for Windows using this link.

  1. Open the PuTTYgen application.

     

  2. Choose SSH-1 (RSA) key type under Parameters.

  3. Enter the required value in the Number of bits in a generate key field. (Default: 2048)

  4. Click Generate that is adjacent to Generate a public/private key pair under Actions.


    The utility generates the public and private keys.

  5. Provide values in the Key comment and Key passphrase fields as required.

  6. Click Save public key and Save private key to save the private and public key (PPK) files to a secure and private location.

  7. Send the Public Key to the SFTP host.

  8. Store the keys and passphrase into the password/key vault.

  9. The Private key must be in OpenSSH key format. So, export the key by using Export OpenSSH Key on the Conversions menu.

 

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