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| ===== [[username]] Username ===== | ===== [[username]] Username ===== | ||
| - | If you do not specify username on [[ui_login#session_settings|Login dialog]], WinSCP will prompt you once it needs it for authenticatio | + | If you do not specify username on [[ui_login#session_settings|Login dialog]], WinSCP will prompt you once it needs it for authentication. |
| &screenshotpict(authenticate_username) | &screenshotpict(authenticate_username) | ||
| - | admin | ||
| ===== [[password]] Password ===== | ===== [[password]] Password ===== | ||
| - | Admin@12345 | ||
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| If you are using password authentication, you can enter your password directly on [[ui_login#session_settings|Login dialog]]. Otherwise, WinSCP will prompt you once a server asks for it. You will be prompted again if you enter invalid password. Also note that most of the servers will "prompt" for a password when you use invalid username, not to allow an attacker to learn if the particular account exists. | If you are using password authentication, you can enter your password directly on [[ui_login#session_settings|Login dialog]]. Otherwise, WinSCP will prompt you once a server asks for it. You will be prompted again if you enter invalid password. Also note that most of the servers will "prompt" for a password when you use invalid username, not to allow an attacker to learn if the particular account exists. | ||
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| ===== [[keyboard_interactive]] Keyboard Interactive ===== | ===== [[keyboard_interactive]] Keyboard Interactive ===== | ||
| - | For SSH keyboard-interactive, TIS or Cryptocard authentication methods the server can issue its own prompt. Most of the SSH servers use keyboard-interactive authentication just as a different method for getting the account password; for this reason, WinSCP by default responds to the first keyboard-interactive prompt with the password entered on the Login dialog (if any). To disable this behavior unset the keyboard-interactive authentication option //[[ui_login_authentication#ki|Respond with a password to the first prompt]]//. | + | For SSH keyboard-interactive authentication method the server can issue its own prompt. Most of the SSH servers use keyboard-interactive authentication just as a different method for getting the account password; for this reason, WinSCP by default responds to the first keyboard-interactive prompt with the password entered on the Login dialog (if any). To disable this behavior unset the keyboard-interactive authentication option //[[ui_login_authentication#ki|Respond with a password to the first prompt]]//. |
| &screenshotpict(authenticate_keybinter) | &screenshotpict(authenticate_keybinter) | ||
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| + | The prompt context menu contains //Copy// command to copy the prompt text to the clipboard. If the prompt contains a URL, there is also //Open Link// command to follow the link (clicking such prompt has the same effect). | ||
| The server may also issue multiple prompts at once. Some servers will use such prompt to request a [[task_change_password|password change]]. | The server may also issue multiple prompts at once. Some servers will use such prompt to request a [[task_change_password|password change]]. | ||
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| Note that the server may use [[#keyboard_interactive|keyboard interactive]] method for change password request. Then the prompts will differ. | Note that the server may use [[#keyboard_interactive|keyboard interactive]] method for change password request. Then the prompts will differ. | ||
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| + | ===== [[proxy]] Proxy Authentication ===== | ||
| + | If WinSCP discovers that it needs a proxy username or password and you have not specified them in the [[ui_login_proxy|configuration]], it will prompt for the missing credentials. | ||
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| + | &screenshotpict(authenticate_proxy) | ||
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| + | ===== [[lock]] Lock icon ===== | ||
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| + | A gold lock icon indicates an encrypted connection. A gray lock icon is used for unencrypted connections. | ||