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| Using WinSCP, you can connect to an [[SSH]] (Secure Shell) server with [[SFTP]] (SSH File Transfer Protocol) or [[SCP]] (Secure Copy Protocol) service, to an [[FTP]] (File Transfer Protocol) server, HTTP server with WebDAV service or store system with [[S3]] protocol support. | Using WinSCP, you can connect to an [[SSH]] (Secure Shell) server with [[SFTP]] (SSH File Transfer Protocol) or [[SCP]] (Secure Copy Protocol) service, to an [[FTP]] (File Transfer Protocol) server, HTTP server with WebDAV service or store system with [[S3]] protocol support. | ||
| - | SFTP is a standard file transfer protocol supported by most SSH servers. SCP is legacy protocol, supported mostly by OpenSSH and some other servers. For authentication, you can use user name and password or [[public key]]. Other authorization types include Keyboard-interactive, and Kerberos. | + | SFTP is a standard file transfer protocol supported by most SSH servers. SCP is legacy protocol, supported mostly by OpenSSH and some other servers. For authentication, you can use username and password or [[public key]]. Other authorization types include Keyboard-interactive, and Kerberos. |
| For FTP, both the basic unencrypted variant and [[ftps|FTPS]] are supported. Compressed transfers (Zlib) are not supported. | For FTP, both the basic unencrypted variant and [[ftps|FTPS]] are supported. Compressed transfers (Zlib) are not supported. | ||
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| You should configure your start-up scripts to conform to non-interactive sessions (like WinSCP). Some shells call different profile/start-up scripts for interactive and non-interactive sessions. You can also use some environment variables, such as ''TERM'' to distinguish interactive and non-interactive sessions. | You should configure your start-up scripts to conform to non-interactive sessions (like WinSCP). Some shells call different profile/start-up scripts for interactive and non-interactive sessions. You can also use some environment variables, such as ''TERM'' to distinguish interactive and non-interactive sessions. | ||
| + | ===== [[client]] Client Requirements ===== | ||
| + | WinSCP runs on Microsoft Windows 7/2008 and newer, up to Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025. WinSCP runs both on client and server editions of Windows. We know of no reason why WinSCP should not continue to work on future versions of Windows. | ||
| - | WinSCP runs on Microsoft Windows XP SP2/Windows Server 2003 SP1 and newer, up to Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022. //The latest beta version// runs on Windows 7/2008 and newer only. &beta WinSCP runs both on client and server editions of Microsoft Windows. We know of no reason why WinSCP should not continue to work on future versions of Microsoft Windows. | + | The application //installer// does not run on Windows 7/2008 R2 without SP1. If you need to use WinSCP on unpatched Windows 7/2008 R2, use //Portable executables// download. The last version of WinSCP that have worked on Windows XP SP2/Windows Server 2003 SP1 is WinSCP 6.3.7. |
| - | The application //installer// does not run on Windows 7 without SP1/2008 R2 without SP1 and older. If you need to use WinSCP on an older version of Windows, use //Portable executables// download. | + | While there is 32-bit version of WinSCP available only, it runs on 64-bit editions of Windows. |
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| - | While there is 32-bit version of WinSCP available only, it runs on 64-bit editions of Microsoft Windows. | + | |
| On Windows Server, WinSCP runs both in "Server with Desktop Experience" ("Server with a GUI") and "Server Core" installation options. | On Windows Server, WinSCP runs both in "Server with Desktop Experience" ("Server with a GUI") and "Server Core" installation options. | ||