.. _network-uri-specification:

Network URI specification
-------------------------

.. _20.1.1|EKB-4149:

All network locations are specified as a URI, for example download locations,
backup destinations, notification destinations, and so on.

The following list shows the URI syntax:

* ftp: ``ftp://user[:password]@host[:port][/path]``
* http: ``http(s)://user[:password]@host[:port]/path``
* file: ``file://{/path}+[/filename]``
* sftp: 
  
  * ``sftp://user[:password]@host[:port][/path]``
  * Azure: ``sftp://<storage_acct_name>.<sftp_local_user>[:passwd]@<storage_acct_name>/path``

    * ``<storage_acct_name>`` is set up on Azure. The name of the Storage Account.
    * ``<sftp_local_user>`` is set up on Azure if you enable SFTP and add a local user within the Storage Account settings.

* scp: ``scp://[user@]host[:port]:[/path]``
* email: ``mailto:user@host``
* snmpv2: ``snmp://community@host[:port]``
* snmpv3: ``snmp://user:auth:password]@host[:port] ... minimum auth/password``

The ``[password]`` in the URI is optional when authentication is set up.
Refer to :ref:`SSH_key_management`.

.. note::

   * If a password contains special characters, it should not be added to the URI,
     but typed in at the password prompt.
   * If necessary, the URI should be URL-encoded: reserved characters should be encoded
     with percent-encoding.