diff --git a/admin_manual/configuration_files/external_storage/auth_mechanisms.rst b/admin_manual/configuration_files/external_storage/auth_mechanisms.rst
index c19fb0574..225eb6aba 100644
--- a/admin_manual/configuration_files/external_storage/auth_mechanisms.rst
+++ b/admin_manual/configuration_files/external_storage/auth_mechanisms.rst
@@ -67,5 +67,10 @@ keypair is generated by Nextcloud and the public half shown in the GUI. The keys
 are generated in the SSH format, and are currently 1024 bits in length. Keys
 can be regenerated with a button in the GUI.
 
+After generating your keys, you need to copy your new public key to the
+destination server to ``.ssh/authorized_keys``.
+
+See :doc:`sftp.rst` for additional information on how to set up certificate based authentication on SFTP.
+
 .. figure:: images/auth_rsa.png
    :alt: Form on admin page for generating RSA keys.