Managing Listeners
Each listener in IBM webMethods Managed File Transfer is associated with a specific protocol port, enabling clients to connect and transfer files or perform other actions, such as obtaining a directory listing.
Each listener in IBM webMethods Managed File Transfer is associated with a specific protocol port, enabling clients to connect and transfer files or perform other actions, such as obtaining a directory listing.
When you activate a listener, IBM webMethods Managed File Transfer prepares to perform file operations. When you deactivate the listener, IBM webMethods Managed File Transfer stops performing the file operations.
To activate or deactivate a listener
Go to Listeners.
In the Running column, click the toggle button or to activate or deactivate the listener, respectively.
To configure additional settings for a listener using the SFTP protocol
Go to Listeners and click .
On the defaultSFTP page, configure the following settings:
Field | Description |
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SSH: Supported ciphers | Select the required ciphers from the list. Configuring an SFTP listener with SSH supported ciphers ensures secure communication between the SFTP client and server. See SSH Supported Ciphers for more information. |
SSH: Supported MAC | Select the supported keyed-hash message authentication codes (HMACs) for verification of data integrity from the list. See SSH Supported MAC for more information. |
Click Save or Save & Close.
The table below provides a list of supported ciphers for SSH.
Field | Description |
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SSH: Supported ciphers |
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The table below provides a list of supported MAC algorithms for SSH.
Field | Description |
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SSH: Supported MAC |
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