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| 5.9 stable released (martin) | 5.9.2 Using !P pattern in PuTTY command implies that password should be remembered. (martin) | ||
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| By default, when you [[ui_authenticate#password|enter your password on the authentication window]], it is stored in the memory and reused for all subsequent authentications during the same session, such as when reconnecting, opening an additional connection for a [[transfer_queue|background transfer]] or opening a [[shell_session|separate shell session]]. | By default, when you [[ui_authenticate#password|enter your password on the authentication window]], it is stored in the memory and reused for all subsequent authentications during the same session, such as when reconnecting, opening an additional connection for a [[transfer_queue|background transfer]] or opening a [[shell_session|separate shell session]]. | ||
| - | You can choose not to keep the password in the memory, for an increased protection, using the preference option //[[ui_pref_security|Remember password for duration of session]]//. ((Note that the //[[ui_pref_integration_app|Remember session password and pass it to PuTTY]]// preference option has the same effect, so you have to disable both, to avoid automatic authentication of additional connections.)) | + | You can choose not to keep the password in the memory, for an increased protection, using the preference option //[[ui_pref_security|Remember password for duration of session]]//. ((Note that the //[[ui_pref_integration_app|Remember session password and pass it to PuTTY]]// preference option (or using the ''!P'' pattern in terminal client command) has the same effect, so you have to disable both, to avoid automatic authentication of additional connections.)) |
| When you choose not to remember the password by default, you can still choose to remember it for a specific session on the [[ui_authenticate#password|password prompt]]. The same effect has entering your password already to the //[[ui_login#session_settings|Password]]// box on the Login dialog. | When you choose not to remember the password by default, you can still choose to remember it for a specific session on the [[ui_authenticate#password|password prompt]]. The same effect has entering your password already to the //[[ui_login#session_settings|Password]]// box on the Login dialog. | ||