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2317547 - Unable to connect to an SFTP server - SAP Data Services 4.2

Symptom

Unable to connect to a SFTP server using SAP Data Services File Location Object.

The following error appears:

Could not authenticate SSH session for file location object <xxxxx>. Error: <(-16) Invalid key data, not base64 encoded>.

 


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Environment

  • Any supported platform
  • SAP Data Services 4.2 SP5 or above
  • Any SFTP server dealing with certificate

Product

SAP Data Services 4.2

Keywords

"Error: <(-16) Invalid key data, not base64 encoded>" SFTP "Could not authenticate SSH session for file location object" "Invalid key data" "base64 encoded" , KBA , EIM-DS-SVR , Administration/Server , Problem

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