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- | awdasdawddssdasdaaile transfer session from server to client and from client to server. If you still have a | + | ====== How do I know if the connection is secure? ====== |
+ | 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 has secure variant, [[ftps|FTPS]]. | ||
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+ | 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]]. |