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· Jul 10, 2023

Configure SFTP Operation to use Multi Factor Authentication

#API #Authentication #Business Operation #FTP #Health Connect #InterSystems IRIS #InterSystems IRIS for Health

Hello,

I have a EnsLib.HL7.Operation.FTPOperation that uses SFTP protocol and public/private key to connect to an external vendor moveitcloud.

Issue: The vendor is planning to enable Multi Factor Authentication for this file transfer account.

Question: Have you configured a SFTP operation to use Multi factor Authentication? If not, is there another way?

Thank you,

Product version: IRIS 2020.1
$ZV: IRIS for UNIX (IBM AIX for System Power System-64) 2020.1 (Build 217_1U) Tue May 26 2020 21:04:14 EDT
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Rich Taylor · Aug 9, 2023

Julio,

Well, the short answer is that you don't.  Solutions like Health Connect/IRIS for Health/Ensemble work autonomously.  There is no one sitting there to respond to the MFA Request.

The way that this is normally handled is by requesting from the MFA provider something referred to by several names.   For example in GitLab you go to your profile and request an "Access Token".  In Gmail you would go to security and get an "App Password".

The SFTP server administrator would likely have to provide this to you.

Usually these are setup specific for your application even specific to the operation if you want.  What this provides is a token that you would use as the password on the authentication.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Rich Taylor

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