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| WinSCP allows system administrators to restrict or enforce certain functionality of the application. | WinSCP allows system administrators to restrict or enforce certain functionality of the application. | ||
| + | ===== [[configuring]] Configuring the Restrictions ===== | ||
| + | System administrator can configure the following: | ||
| + | * Restrict [[security_credentials|password storing]]. | ||
| + | * Restrict [[task_edit|file opening/editing]]. | ||
| + | * Restrict connection to servers without having their [[ssh_verifying_the_host_key|host keys accepted in advance]]. | ||
| + | * Force [[ui_authenticate#authentication_banner|authentication banners]] being shown. | ||
| + | * Set [[ui_pref_updates|default automatic updates check period]]. | ||
| + | * Set [[ui_pref_updates|default for allowing collection of usage statistics]]. | ||
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| + | These restrictions are configured via "local machine" registry root key (modifiable only by system administrators). Example of corresponding registry export follows: &win64 | ||
| + | <code ini> | ||
| + | [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Martin Prikryl\WinSCP 2] | ||
| + | "DisableOpenEdit"=dword:00000001 | ||
| + | "DisablePasswordStoring"=dword:00000001 | ||
| + | "DisableAcceptingHostKeys"=dword:00000001 | ||
| + | "ForceBanners"=dword:00000001 | ||
| + | "DefaultUpdatesPeriod"=dword:00000000 | ||
| + | "DefaultCollectUsage"=dword:00000001 | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== [[special_session]] Unmodifiable Site ===== | ||
| + | Administrator can set site setting ''Special'' to 1 to restrict user from modifying or deleting the site accidentally (Note that the setting can be changed by end-user). Such site will also be highlighted in [[ui_login|site list]]. Example how to configure the setting, if INI file is used as [[config|configuration storage]], follows: | ||
| <code ini> | <code ini> | ||
| [Sessions\Server] | [Sessions\Server] | ||
| - | HostName=nene.com | + | HostName=example.com |
| - | UserName=nene | + | UserName=customer |
| Special=1 | Special=1 | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||
| + | ===== Distributing Restricted Version ===== | ||
| + | WinSCP can be [[custom_distribution|distributed]] with the restrictions preconfigured. | ||