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| 5.20 removing reference to deprecated ssh-1 (martin) | no need to refer to ssh versions (martin) | ||
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| ===== [[bypassing]] Bypassing Authentication ===== | ===== [[bypassing]] Bypassing Authentication ===== | ||
| - | In SSH-2, it is in principle possible to establish a connection without using SSH's mechanisms to identify or prove who you are to the server. Some servers may simply require no authentication whatsoever. | + | In SSH, it is in principle possible to establish a connection without using SSH's mechanisms to identify or prove who you are to the server. Some servers may simply require no authentication whatsoever. |
| By default, WinSCP assumes the server requires authentication (we've never heard of one that doesn't), and thus must start this process with a username. If you find you are getting username prompts that you cannot answer, you could try enabling //Bypass authentication entirely//. However, most %%SSH%% servers will reject this. | By default, WinSCP assumes the server requires authentication (we've never heard of one that doesn't), and thus must start this process with a username. If you find you are getting username prompts that you cannot answer, you could try enabling //Bypass authentication entirely//. However, most %%SSH%% servers will reject this. | ||