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title: "SFTP Connection Validation"
slug: "sftp-connection-validation"
updated: 2026-03-18T15:26:41Z
published: 2026-03-18T15:26:41Z
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# SFTP Connection Validation

**SFTP Connection Validation** tests SFTP connections and troubleshoots connections that use **password validation.** Slate runs through a series of tests that validate whether you've provided the appropriate connection settings when you use the tool.

> [!WARNING]
> 📝 This tool does not validate certificate authentication.

## SFTP connection validation

1. Go to **Database → SFTP Connection Validation.**
2. Enter the connection settings associated with the SFTP account. Select **Lookup Current IP Address** if you don't know it.
3. Select **Validate.** If the connection settings contain any errors, a list of error messages appears. [![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/cd8ea7a6-07f3-4846-a554-627ac016d3e3/Images/Documentation/6424661911323.png)](https://cdn.us.document360.io/cd8ea7a6-07f3-4846-a554-627ac016d3e3/Images/Documentation/6424661911323.png)