diff --git a/group_vars/checkmk/local_check_templates/sftp_with_pass_check.j2 b/group_vars/checkmk/local_check_templates/sftp_with_pass_check.j2
index 60eda4522..faa97520e 100644
--- a/group_vars/checkmk/local_check_templates/sftp_with_pass_check.j2
+++ b/group_vars/checkmk/local_check_templates/sftp_with_pass_check.j2
@@ -1,26 +1,57 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+
 {{ ansible_managed | comment }}
-#!/bin/bash
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use Net::SFTP::Foreign;
+use Net::SSH2;
+
+# Replace with your credentials and server details
+my $sftp_host = "{{ host_ad_name }}";
+my $sftp_user = "{{ almasftp_user }}";
+my $sftp_password = "{{ sftp_password }}";
 
 # Exit codes
-EXIT_OK=0
-EXIT_WARN=1
-EXIT_CRIT=2
-EXIT_UNKNOWN=3
-
-# Check if all credentials are defined
-if [[ -z "{{ sftp_host }}" || -z "{{ sftp_user }}" || -z "{{ sftp_password }}" ]]; then
-  echo "Critical: SFTP credentials (host, username, password) are not defined!"
-  exit $EXIT_CRIT
-fi
-
-# Attempt SFTP connection
-sftp -oBatchMode=yes -oStrictHostKeyChecking=no "{{ sftp_user }}"@"{{ sftp_host }}" <<< "{{ sftp_password }}" 2>&1
-
-# Check exit code of sftp command
-if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
-  echo "OK: Successful connection to SFTP server {{ sftp_host }}"
-  exit $EXIT_OK
-else
-  echo "$EXIT_CRIT \"SFTP\" - Connection to SFTP server {{ sftp_host }} failed!"
-  exit $EXIT_CRIT
-fi
+my $exit_ok = 0;
+my $exit_warn = 1;
+my $exit_crit = 2;
+my $exit_unknown = 3;
+
+# Create a new SSH2 object
+my $ssh2 = Net::SSH2->new();
+
+# Connect to the SFTP server
+eval { $ssh2->connect($sftp_host) or die "Connection failed: $@"; };
+
+# Handle potential exception during connection
+if ($@) {
+  print "Critical: Connection to SFTP server $sftp_host failed: $@\n";
+  exit $exit_crit;
+}
+
+# Try password authentication
+eval { $ssh2->auth_password($sftp_user, $sftp_password) or die "Authentication failed: $@"; };
+
+# Handle potential exception during authentication
+if ($@) {
+  print "Critical: Authentication to SFTP server $sftp_host failed: $@\n";
+  exit $exit_crit;
+}
+
+# Create a new SFTP object using the existing SSH2 connection
+my $sftp = Net::SFTP::Foreign->new(ssh2 => $ssh2, backend => 'Net_SSH2');
+
+# Check for SFTP object creation errors
+if ($sftp->error) {
+  print "Critical: Error creating SFTP object: $sftp->error\n";
+  exit $exit_crit;
+}
+
+# Connection successful! (Optional: Perform some basic SFTP operation)
+print "OK: Successful connection to SFTP server $sftp_host\n";
+
+# Close the connection
+$ssh2->disconnect();
+
+exit $exit_ok;
diff --git a/group_vars/checkmk/rule_sftp.yml b/group_vars/checkmk/rule_sftp.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e2d202716
--- /dev/null
+++ b/group_vars/checkmk/rule_sftp.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+checkmk_local_scripts:
+  - template: "examplelocalcheck.j2"
+    dest: "examplelocalcheck.sh"
+  - template: "logrotatecheck.j2"
+    dest: "logrotatecheck.sh"
+  - template: "sftp_with_pass_check.j2"
+    dest: sftp_with_pass_check.pl
diff --git a/group_vars/sftp/common.yml b/group_vars/sftp/common.yml
index d12aebd94..dda433546 100644
--- a/group_vars/sftp/common.yml
+++ b/group_vars/sftp/common.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ---
 almasftp_user: almasftp
 aspaceftp_user: lib-aspacesftp
+almasftp_user_password: "{{ vault_almasftp_user_password }}"
+aspaceftp_user_password: "{{ vault_aspaceftp_user_password }}"
 allowed_ssh_users:
   - almasftp
   - lib-aspacesftp
diff --git a/group_vars/sftp/vault.yml b/group_vars/sftp/vault.yml
index 54a6959f1..dbd36e42c 100644
--- a/group_vars/sftp/vault.yml
+++ b/group_vars/sftp/vault.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 $ANSIBLE_VAULT;1.1;AES256
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diff --git a/playbooks/utils/checkmk_add_sftp_check.yml b/playbooks/utils/checkmk_add_sftp_check.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b6345808
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/utils/checkmk_add_sftp_check.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+---
+- name: Install CheckMk sftp check scripts on host
+  hosts: "{{ runtime_env | default ('staging') }}"
+  remote_user: pulsys
+  become: true
+  vars_files:
+    - ../group_vars/sftp/vault.yml
+    - ../group_vars/sftp/common.yml
+    - ../group_vars/sftp/{{ runtime_env | default('staging') }}.yml
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Install required Perl modules
+      ansible.builtin.apt:
+        name: "{{ item }}"
+        state: present
+        update_cache: true
+      loop:
+        - libnet-sftp-foreign-perl
+        - libssh2-1-dev
+        - libnet-ssh-perl
+
+    - name: Deploy SFTP Checkmk Local Check (Perl)
+      ansible.builtin.template:
+        src: "../../group_vars/checkmk/local_check_templates/sftp_with_pass_check.j2"
+        dest: /usr/lib/check_mk_agent/local/sftp_with_pass_check.pl
+        mode: "0755"