SFTP public keys are used as an alternative authentication method for establishing secure connections.

Instead of authenticating with a password, the public key authentication method uses a pair of keys, one private and one public.

The private key is kept secret and is typically stored in the user’s home directory for safekeeping. As proof of owning the private key, the user reveals only their public key when making an SFTP connection.

Download our SFTP public keys in [SSH2](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Shell#Version_2.x)- and [OpenSSH](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSSH)-format below.

### Pagero Online SFTP public key 2048 bit

- Download: [:icon-download:Pagero Online SFTP public key 2048 bit [!badge icon="check-circle" variant="success" text="Current"]](https://github.com/pagero/integration-resources/raw/main/certificates/sftp/pagero-online/pagero-online-sftp-public-key-2048.zip)
- Valid from: n/a
- Valid to: n/a
- SHA1 fingerprint: `1b118f3696e2b23ae20eabba01bfdd50c1179b2c`

### Pagero Online SFTP public key 4096 bit

- Download: [:icon-download:Pagero Online SFTP public key 4096 bit [!badge icon="check-circle" variant="success" text="Current"]](https://github.com/pagero/integration-resources/raw/main/certificates/sftp/pagero-online/pagero-online-sftp-public-key-4096.zip)
- Valid from: n/a
- Valid to: n/a
- SHA1 fingerprint: `38ee2ab91e79449487a5d6ea6f57920f3491bfeb`

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**NOTE:** There is no set expiration date on our SFTP public key.

It will only cease to be valid if/when we decide to deprecate it.
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