https://community.cloudera.com/t5/Support-Questions/Using-ssh-private-keys-without-passphrase-in-PutSFTP/m-p/289094#M214043 <P><a href="https://community.cloudera.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/72162">@lueenavarro</a>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Using a&nbsp; key that has no password protection is bad security.&nbsp; This is why the processor requires a password to protect that key.<BR /><BR />Adding a password to the key you were provided does not alter the key nor does it require you to obtain a new key in order to add a password.<BR /><BR />Only other option i can suggest is to use an ExecuteStreamCommand or ExecuteScript processor to to execute the SFTP command with your password-less key to put content to your SFTP server.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Hope this helps,</P><P>Matt</P> Tue, 04 Feb 2020 17:52:14 GMT MattWho 2020-02-04T17:52:14Z