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| ====== WinSCP Supported Transfer Protocols ====== | ====== WinSCP Supported Transfer Protocols ====== | ||
| Since version 3.0, WinSCP supports two secure transfer protocols, SFTP and SCP. Currently, many of the SSH servers support both protocols. Either of them have both advantages and disadvantages. This document contains their comparison to help you to decide, which is most appropriate for your needs. Comparison lists either features that are characteristic to protocol as is or features that are caused by implementation of protocol in WinSCP. | Since version 3.0, WinSCP supports two secure transfer protocols, SFTP and SCP. Currently, many of the SSH servers support both protocols. Either of them have both advantages and disadvantages. This document contains their comparison to help you to decide, which is most appropriate for your needs. Comparison lists either features that are characteristic to protocol as is or features that are caused by implementation of protocol in WinSCP. | ||
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| + | The default mode of operation is to use SFTP and fall back to SCP. Both protocols have advantages and disadvantages. | ||
| ===== SCP (Secure Copy Protocol) ===== | ===== SCP (Secure Copy Protocol) ===== | ||