SFTP SSH connection to v1 storage account using access key

Question

Have an older v1 storage account that I need to access via SFTP. As it is not native to those accounts, my understanding is that I can still set up an S3 connection (with WinSCP) using the access key. However I keep getting an authentication failure.

I am testing with a newer SFTP enabled account and can connect with user/password but still get an authentication failure when attempting to use SSH and the access key. What am i missing?

Thanks

WJ

Answer 1

@Wes Jones In this scenario, the initial step involves upgrading the storage account to General Purpose V2. Following that, you should proceed with the upgrade to Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, enabling you to utilize the SFTP feature.

Upgrading to a general-purpose v2 storage account from your general-purpose v1 or Blob storage accounts is straightforward. There's no downtime or risk of data loss associated with upgrading to a general-purpose v2 storage account.

However, upgrading from General Purpose V2 to Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, we recommend you to make sure to plan for some downtime in your account. Write operations are disabled while your account is being upgraded.

Additionally, if your storage account enabled below features, you must disable them before performing the upgrade.

• Blob snapshots
• Encryption scopes
• Immutable storage
• Last access time tracking for lifecycle management.
• Soft delete for blobs
• Soft delete for containers

 Reference articles:

SFTP support for Azure Blob Storage - Azure Storage | Microsoft Learn

Upgrade to a general-purpose v2 storage account - Azure Storage | Microsoft Learn

Upgrade Azure Blob Storage with Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 capabilities | Microsoft Learn

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/upgrade-to-data-lake-storage-gen2

 

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