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| ===== Using Pageant for Public Key Authentication ===== | ===== Using Pageant for Public Key Authentication ===== | ||
| - | If you are using public key authentication, you can use [[public_key|Pageant authentication agent]] to avoid entering your passphrase for every connection. | + | If you are using public key authentication, you can use [[ui_pageant|Pageant authentication agent]] to avoid entering your passphrase for every connection. |
| ===== Master Password ===== | ===== Master Password ===== | ||
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| Enable preference option //[[ui_pref_integration_app|Remember session password and pass it to PuTTY]]// to make WinSCP keep password in memory and pass it to PuTTY, when [[integration_app#open_putty|opening a session in PuTTY]]. | Enable preference option //[[ui_pref_integration_app|Remember session password and pass it to PuTTY]]// to make WinSCP keep password in memory and pass it to PuTTY, when [[integration_app#open_putty|opening a session in PuTTY]]. | ||
| - | Note that the password is passed to PuTTY using command-line parameter ''-pw''. It is rather easy for other processes (possibly malicious) on your computer to retrieve command-line used to start PuTTY, hence to discover your password. So you should avoid using this option, unless you are confident about security of your computer. Preferred alternative approach is to use [[public_key|public key]] authentication together with [[integration_app#pageant|Pageant]] (PuTTY can use Pageant too). | + | Note that the password is passed to PuTTY using command-line parameter ''-pw''. It is rather easy for other processes (possibly malicious) on your computer to retrieve command-line used to start PuTTY, hence to discover your password. So you should avoid using this option, unless you are confident about security of your computer. Preferred alternative approach is to use [[public_key|public key]] authentication together with [[ui_pageant|Pageant]] (PuTTY can use Pageant too). |
| ===== [[storing_password]] Storing Password ===== | ===== [[storing_password]] Storing Password ===== | ||