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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. |
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| + | WinSCP supports three file transfer protocols, SFTP, FTP and SCP. SFTP and SCP use SSH, thus they are secure. FTP 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! | 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! | ||
| Also read documentation to learn more about [[SSH]] and [[security|security in general]]. | Also read documentation to learn more about [[SSH]] and [[security|security in general]]. | ||