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