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| ===== Server Requirements ===== | ===== Server Requirements ===== | ||
| - | Using WinSCP, you can connect to an [[SSH]] (Secure Shell) server with [[SFTP]] (SSH File Transfer Protocol) or [[SCP]] (Secure Copy Protocol) service, to an [[FTP]] (File Transfer Protocol) server or HTTP server with WebDAV service. | + | Using WinSCP, you can connect to an [[SSH]] (Secure Shell) server with [[SFTP]] (SSH File Transfer Protocol) or [[SCP]] (Secure Copy Protocol) service, to an [[FTP]] (File Transfer Protocol) server, HTTP server with WebDAV service or store system with [[S3]] protocol support. |
| - | SFTP is a standard part of the SSH-2 package. SCP is a standard part of the SSH-1 package. You can also run both protocols on the latter SSH version. WinSCP supports both SSH-1 and SSH-2. For authentication, you can use user name and password or [[public key]] (RSA or DSA). Other authorization types include TIS, Cryptocard, Keyboard-interactive, and Kerberos. | + | SFTP is a standard file transfer protocol supported by most SSH servers. SCP is legacy protocol, supported mostly by OpenSSH and some other servers. For authentication, you can use user name and password or [[public key]]. Other authorization types include Keyboard-interactive, and Kerberos. |
| For FTP, both the basic unencrypted variant and [[ftps|FTPS]] are supported. Compressed transfers (Zlib) are not supported. | For FTP, both the basic unencrypted variant and [[ftps|FTPS]] are supported. Compressed transfers (Zlib) are not supported. | ||
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| ===== [[sftp]] SFTP Requirements ===== | ===== [[sftp]] SFTP Requirements ===== | ||
| - | For SFTP, the only requirement beyond the server requirements above is to run SFTP on the server. It is best to run it as an SSH-2 subsystem. If you select SFTP-only on the Login dialog and the SFTP subsystem is not found, WinSCP will try to find the SFTP server in some common directories (''/usr/lib/sftp-server'', ''/usr/local/lib/sftp-server'', etc.). This way, it is possible to use SFTP even with SSH-1, which does not support subsystems. | + | For SFTP, the only requirement beyond the server requirements above is to run SFTP on the server. Most SSH servers include SFTP server. |
| ===== [[scp]] SCP Requirements ===== | ===== [[scp]] SCP Requirements ===== | ||
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| ===== [[client]] Client Requirements ===== | ===== [[client]] Client Requirements ===== | ||
| - | WinSCP runs on Microsoft Windows XP SP2/Windows Server 2003 SP1 and newer, up to Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022. The application //installer// does not run on Windows 7 without SP1/2008 R2 without SP1 and older. If you need to use WinSCP on an older version of Windows, use //Portable executables// download. WinSCP runs both on client and server editions of Microsoft Windows. We know of no reason why WinSCP should not continue to work on future versions of Microsoft Windows. | + | WinSCP runs on Microsoft Windows XP SP2/Windows Server 2003 SP1 and newer, up to Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022. WinSCP runs both on client and server editions of Microsoft Windows. We know of no reason why WinSCP should not continue to work on future versions of Microsoft Windows. |
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| + | The application //installer// does not run on Windows 7 without SP1/2008 R2 without SP1 and older. If you need to use WinSCP on an older version of Windows, use //Portable executables// download. | ||
| While there is 32-bit version of WinSCP available only, it runs on 64-bit editions of Microsoft Windows. | While there is 32-bit version of WinSCP available only, it runs on 64-bit editions of Microsoft Windows. | ||
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| WinSCP requires 40–100 MB of free disk space. | WinSCP requires 40–100 MB of free disk space. | ||
| - | We take care to make WinSCP an accessible application, particularly to visually impaired people. WinSCP can be used on systems with screen readers. | + | We take care to make WinSCP an ==accessible== application, particularly to visually impaired people. WinSCP can be used on systems with screen readers. |