(Optional) Configuring a Source Address for the SFTP Client

You can configure a source address for an SFTP client and use the source address to establish an SFTP connection, ensuring file transfer security.

You can assign an IP address to an interface on the SFTP client and use this IP address as the source address to establish an SFTP connection.

The source address for an SFTP client can be either a source interface or a source IP address.

Perform the following steps on the device functioning as an SFTP client:

Run system-view
The system view is displayed.
Configure an SFTP source IP address or source interface as required.
- In IPv4 scenarios, run the sftp client-source -a source-ip-address { public-net | -vpn-instance ipv6-vpn-instance-name } } or sftp client-source -i { interface-type interface-number | interface-name } command.
- In IPv6 scenarios, run the sftp ipv6 client-source -a source-ipv6-address [ -vpn-instance ipv6-vpn-instance-name ] command.
Run commit
The configuration is committed.