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	====== How do I know if the connection is secure? ======		====== How do I know if the connection is secure? ======
-	With WinSCP the connection is always secure. Simply, WinSCP knows only one protocol, SSH (Secure SHell), and it is secure. Whatever settings you change, you cannot make it connect unsecurely.·	+	Once connected, you can see a "lock" icon on the status bar. When it is highlighted (yellow), your connection is secure, when it is grayed, your connection is insecure.

-	However, please ensure that the server you are connecting to is a secure server to start with - WinSCP only secures a particular file transfer session from server to client and from client to server. If you still have open FTP or Telnet port on your server, you are not safe!	+	WinSCP supports three file transfer protocols, [[SFTP]], [[FTP]] and [[SCP]]. SFTP and SCP use [[SSH]], thus they are secure. FTP has secure variant, [[ftps\|FTPS]].

-	Also read documentation to learn more about [[SSH]] and [[security\|security in general]].	+	However, please ensure that the server you are connecting to is a secure server to start with -- WinSCP only secures a particular file transfer session from server to client and from client to server. If you still have open FTP or Telnet port on your server, you are not safe!
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		+	Also read documentation to learn more about [[SSH]], [[ftps\|FTPS]] and [[security\|security in general]].

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