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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.
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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:
Is it SFTP Client or SCP Client?
WinSCP integrades both! A default mode of operation is to use SFTP with a fallback 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 WinSCP supported protocols.
Further Reading
- How do I know if the connection is secure?
- How to connect to an SFTP server?
- How to upload files to an SFTP Server?
- How to synchronize files with an SFTP Server?
- How to automate file transfers (or synchronization) to an SFTP server?
- Other guides to using WinSCP
- Understanding SSH