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# Native SFTP Support in Business Central 28

[Read the post](https://aardvarklabs.blog/2026/05/15/native-sftp-support-in-business-central-28/) · Aardvark Labs (Marcel Chabot) · 2026-05-15 · 1571 words · tier community · reviewed (checked by Opus)

> Business Central 28 added a native SFTP Client codeunit (ID 9762) for listing, uploading, downloading and deleting files on SFTP servers from AL code. The author shows a sample that keeps the connection settings in Isolated Storage. An update says Microsoft has since decided to remove or deprecate the module because of platform hardening, so SFTP will again need alternatives such as Azure Functions.

## Key points

- SFTP Client codeunit (ID 9762) provided native SFTP operations: list files, upload, download, and delete
- Feature was removed after initial release due to platform hardening requirements and scope concerns
- Sensitive FTP credentials should be stored using Isolated Storage with SecretText for passwords
- SFTP connections require server fingerprint validation using SHA256 before initializing the client

## Quotes

- "The FTP system only supports 4 commands. List Files, Upload File, Download File, and Delete File." (Defines the complete scope of SFTP operations available before removal, helping developers understand feature limitations)

## AL objects mentioned

As named in the post. A name that matches one object page by exact type and name links to it; the others stay as named.

- [codeunit 9762 "SFTP Client"](../../objects/codeunit/9762.md)
- [table 9760 "SFTP Folder Content"](../../objects/table/9760.md)
- codeunit "ARD_SFTPServerSettings"
- page "ARD_FTPHandler"
- page "ARD_FTPFileList"

Not found in BC28-30: codeunit "ARD_SFTPServerSettings", page "ARD_FTPHandler", page "ARD_FTPFileList".

## Context

- Features: SFTP Client codeunit, List Files operation, Upload File operation, Download File operation, Delete File operation, Fingerprint validation, Isolated Storage for credentials
- Versions: Business Central 28

Source: Aardvark Labs, community blog. Summary, key points and quotes are derived (CONTENT-NOTICE.md); read the original for the full text.