Using FileZilla with SFTP

We support and strongly recommend you connect with one of the secure connections, in this case, using SFTP (FTP over SSH) as a security best practice.

Ports (SFTP)	22
SFTP Host	ftp.hostedftp.com or yourdomain.hostedftp.com or ftp.yourdomain.com	The Hosted~FTP~ service will connect your FTP client to the nearest location
SFTP FileZilla Settings		Example settings for using FileZilla FTP client secure transfer using SFTP Note: Protocol: SSH File Transfer PKI Support: click here for details on setting up FileZilla for PKI login
SFTP Login Info	Username Password Default Remote Directory	Aside from requiring a username and password for login credentials, SFTP requires a target folder to be set client-side. By clicking on the Advanced tab, input the folder directory you would like to access upon login. (see image) Note: You do not need the entire folder path, naming the last folder is enough i.e. /upload
SSL “Unknown Host Key” message		The first time you connect to the Hosted~FTP~ site with a username/password with SFTP the “Unknown Host Key” message may appear. This is a normal part of the SSL setup for FileZilla and other SFTP clients/scripts Hosted~FTP~ is the owner of the host server: us1.hostedftp.com:22 and can be trusted. Please select the checkbox “Always trust this host, add this key to the cache” and the FTP client will then authenticate this SSL key for future connections.
Trust on first use (TOFU)	The TOFU (Trust on first use) security model is employed by SSH. (e.g. See this article)	Refer to these: FileZilla client: links WinSCP client: error message WinSCP: verification in scripting link