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| Though there may be situations, in which decreased level of security is acceptable in exchange for increased comfort of use. For these situations, WinSCP offer some convenience features. They are listed here in loosely decreasing order of security. | Though there may be situations, in which decreased level of security is acceptable in exchange for increased comfort of use. For these situations, WinSCP offer some convenience features. They are listed here in loosely decreasing order of security. | ||
| - | ===== Using Pageant for Public Key Authentication ===== | + | ===== Using Authentication Agent for Public Key Authentication ===== |
| - | If you are using public key authentication, you can use [[ui_pageant|Pageant authentication agent]] to avoid entering your passphrase for every connection. | + | If you are using public key authentication, you can use an authentication agent ([[ui_pageant|Pageant]] or [[ui_pref_security#authentication|OpenSSH ssh-agent]]) to avoid entering your passphrase for every connection. |
| ===== Master Password ===== | ===== Master Password ===== | ||