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Configure SFTP output

SettingDefaultRuntime effect
Host / port / pathEmpty / 22 / emptySSH/SFTP destination.
SFTP versionAutoNegotiates an SFTP version; pin only after compatibility testing.
AuthenticationPasswordPassword or private-key path. Protect key material and service-account access.
Control / transfer timeout15 / 0Protocol waits.
Use temporary filenameClearedUploads with a temporary name before the final name where supported.
Send indicator file / indicator nameCleared / emptyOptional ready marker sent after the content; name may contain tags.
Move after sending / move-to folderCleared / emptyOptional remote movement after send.

Test final-name collision, interrupted upload, rename/indicator order, key rotation, receiver visibility and ambiguous timeout. Do not retry until the remote directory/receiver state is known. Flow auto-retry can register another item while Transport retry can resend the existing item; use correlation-safe file names and reconciliation. See operate Transports.