LCSB file transfer (LFT) is provided by IBM Aspera software deployed at the LCSB-University of Luxembourg. AsperaWEB supports end-to-end encrypted data transfer and can handle high data volumes e.g. several tera bytes.
LCSB File Transfer (LFT) is a tool developed at LCSB based on IBM Aspera software. LFT supports end-to-end encrypted data transfer and can handle high data volumes e.g. several tera bytes.
## Obtaining a LFT access link
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4. Clicking **Upload** or **Download** icons will launch the **IBM Aspera Connect** client on your computer. You first will be asked whether you allow the client to connect to aspera.lcsb.uni.lu. Choose **Allow**.
4. Clicking **Upload** or **Download** icons will launch the **IBM Aspera Connect** client on your computer. You first will be asked whether you allow the client to connect to a server. Choose **Allow**.
> Note: to download file/folder you need to select it first.
5. At any time you can launch **IBM Aspera Connect** to display the status of uploads to or downloads from your computer. <br/>
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In the following steps we provide instructions on how to use LFT command line.
1. To access LFT via command line you need to have Aspera CLI (Command Line Interface) be installed. It should be preinstalled during installation of **IBM Aspera Connect** client (see step 2 above). Or you can download it manually: go on the [IBM website](https://www.ibm.com/products/aspera/downloads?list) and click on the "download now" under the Section "IBM Aspera CLI".
1. To access LFT via command line you need to have Aspera Connect be installed (see step 2 above).
2. To transfer data you need to authenticate your connection. Authentication is done via SSH for which you need **SSH private key**. That key comes with the Aspera Connect installation and is named `asperaweb_id_dsa.openssh`. You need to know the location of SSH private key. Please see the table below for the list of locations depanding on your operational system:
2. To transfer data you need to authenticate your connection. Authentication is done via SSH for which you need **SSH private key**. That key comes with the Aspera Connect installation and is named `aspera_tokenauth_id_rsa`. You need to know the location of SSH private key. Please see the table below for the list of locations depanding on your operational system:
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Detailed information on how to configure firewalls when working with Aspera is given [here](https://download.asperasoft.com/download/docs/p2p/3.5.1/p2p_admin_win/webhelp/dita/configuring_the_firewall.html).
### ** Command-line error: failed to authenticate**
Aspera Connect 4.2 no longer includes the required SSH private key (`asperaweb_id_dsa.openssh`).
Please follow [this guide](https://www.biostars.org/p/9528910/) to install older version of Aspera Connect.
### Command-Line error "command not found: ascp" ###
Run <code>ascli config ascp show</code> to show path of <code>ascp</code>.
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