This error happens when the server Host Key is changed or the server Host Key is wrong.
One way to verify is to check the Host Key Fingerprint in the Integration Server SFTP Server List with the SFTP server host key fingerprint.
The host key is unique and it should match the SFTP server host key fingerprint.
Integration Server stores the SFTP server alias configuration including the host key information in the Integration Server_directory /instances/instance_name/config/sftp/sftpServerAliases.cnf file.
Host Key is nothing but the public certificate of the SFTP server .
If the certificate file is not available , please copy the content of the certifcate from known_host file , save it as a .der file and use the file location in the Host Key Location field in SFTP server alias in IS.
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