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| ====== Free SSH Client for Windows ====== | ====== Free SSH Client for Windows ====== | ||
| - | WinSCP is an open source free SSH client for Windows. | + | WinSCP is an open source free SSH client for Windows with the focus on secure file transfer. You can get it from [[&download|WinSCP download]] page. Latest stable WinSCP version is &winscp_stable_version. |
| ===== What is SSH Client? ===== | ===== What is SSH Client? ===== | ||
| - | An SSH client is a software which uses the secure shell protocol to connect to a remote computer. WinSCP supports two secure file transfer protocols based on SSH: | + | An SSH client is a software which uses the [[SSH]] protocol to connect to a remote computer. |
| - | * [[protocols#sftp|SFTP]] (SSH File Transfer Protocol) and | + | |
| - | * [[protocols#scp|SCP]] (Secure Copy Protocol). | + | |
| - | ===== Is it SFTP Client or SCP Client? ===== | + | In general SSH protocol can be used for two purposes, file transfers and terminal access. |
| - | WinSCP integrades both! In fact WinSCP supports a variety of transfer protocols, so you can use one tool for both secure and insecure file copying. Read more about the [[protocols|WinSCP supported protocols]]. | + | |
| + | ===== SSH File Transfers ===== | ||
| + | File transfers are primary focus of WinSCP. | ||
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| + | WinSCP supports [[SFTP]] (SSH File Transfer Protocol) for secure file transfers. In addition to that it also supports legacy [[SCP]] (Secure Copy Protocol). | ||
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| + | You can use WinSCP to transfer files both manually and [[guide_automation|automatically]]. | ||
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| + | ===== SSH Terminal Access ===== | ||
| + | While WinSCP does not focus on terminal access, it has basic support for it. | ||
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| + | You can execute [[remote_command|remote commands]] via SSH terminal both manually and [[scriptcommand_call|automatically]]. | ||
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| + | If you need unrestricted terminal access (and still want to use WinSCP for file transfers), you will find [[integration_putty|integration with PuTTY SSH client]] useful. This free Telnet and SSH client for Windows can be also downloaded from our [[&winscp_root/eng/downloads.php#putty|PuTTY download]] page. | ||
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| + | ===== WinSCP is Also FTP Client ===== | ||
| + | WinSCP is, in addition to being SFTP client and SCP client, also [[free_ftp_client_for_windows|FTP client]]. It supports also secure variant of FTP, the [[FTPS]]. | ||
| ===== Further Reading ===== | ===== Further Reading ===== | ||
| - | * [[faq_security|How do I know if the connection is secure]]? | + | * [[guide_connect|*]]; |
| - | * How to [[guide_connect|connect to an SFTP server]]? | + | * [[faq_security|*]] |
| - | * How to [[guide_upload|upload files to an SFTP Server]]? | + | * [[guide_upload|*]]; |
| - | * How to [[guide_synchronize|synchronize files with an SFTP Server]]? | + | * [[guide_synchronize|*]]; |
| - | * How to [[guide_automation|automate file transfers (or synchronization) to an SFTP server]]? | + | * [[guide_automation|*]]; |
| - | * Other [[guides|guides]] to using WinSCP | + | * Other [[guides|*]]; |
| - | * [[ssh|Understanding SSH]] | + | * [[ssh|*]]; |
| + | * All [[protocols|*]]. | ||
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