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| + | ====== Free SSH Client for Windows ====== | ||
| + | WinSCP is an open source free SSH client for Windows with the focus on secure file transfer. | ||
| + | ===== 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: | ||
| + | * [[protocols#sftp|SFTP]] (SSH File Transfer Protocol) and | ||
| + | * [[protocols#scp|SCP]] (Secure Copy Protocol). | ||
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| + | ===== SFTP Client or SCP Client? ===== | ||
| + | WinSCP integrates both! A default mode of operation is to use SFTP with a fall-back to SCP. In fact WinSCP supports a variety of transfer protocols, so you can use the same tool for both secure and insecure file copying. Read more about the [[protocols|WinSCP supported protocols]]. | ||
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| + | ===== Further Reading ===== | ||
| + | * How to [[guide_connect|connect to an SFTP server]]? | ||
| + | * [[faq_security|How do I know if the connection is secure]]? | ||
| + | * How to [[guide_upload|upload files to an SFTP Server]]? | ||
| + | * How to [[guide_synchronize|synchronize files with an SFTP Server]]? | ||
| + | * How to [[guide_automation|automate file transfers (or synchronization) to an SFTP server]]? | ||
| + | * Other [[guides|guides]] to using WinSCP | ||
| + | * [[ssh|Understanding SSH]] | ||