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What optional AIX fileset must be installed to allow SFTP to be configured?
The correct answer is A. bos.net.ipsec.rte. In AIX, SSH and SFTP functionality is bundled within the optional bos.net.ipsec.rte fileset rather than in a separate package. This fileset must be installed before SFTP can be configured on the system.
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What optional AIX fileset must be installed to allow SFTP to be configured?
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- Abos.net.ipsec.rte
- Bbos.net.tcp.server
- Copenssh.base.server
- Dbos.net.ipsec.keymgt
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(44 responses)- A70% (31)
- B5% (2)
- C16% (7)
- D9% (4)
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In AIX, SSH and SFTP functionality is bundled within the optional bos.net.ipsec.rte fileset rather than in a separate package. This fileset must be installed before SFTP can be configured on the system.
The bos.net.ipsec.rte fileset in AIX delivers the native IBM SSH subsystem, which includes the SFTP service. Because AIX integrated its SSH and SFTP implementation into the IPsec runtime package, installing this optional fileset is the prerequisite for configuring and using SFTP on an AIX host.
bos.net.tcp.server provides traditional TCP/IP server daemons such as FTP and telnet, but does not include the SSH or SFTP subsystem.
openssh.base.server is a third-party OpenSSH package for AIX and is not the IBM-native fileset that delivers built-in SFTP capability; that capability resides in bos.net.ipsec.rte.
bos.net.ipsec.keymgt provides IPsec key management services and has no role in enabling or configuring SFTP.
Concept tested: AIX fileset required for native SFTP support
Source: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/aix/7.3?topic=security-configuring-secure-shell
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