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2016-02-28		2016-04-01
agent forwarding link update (martin)		updating from putty doc (martin)
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	===== Bypassing Authentication =====		===== Bypassing Authentication =====

-	In SSH-2, it is possible to establish a connection without using SSH's mechanisms to identify or authenticate oneself to the server. Some servers may simply require no authentication whatsoever.	+	In SSH-2, it is in principle possible to establish a connection without using SSH's mechanisms to identify or prove who you are to the server. Some servers may simply require no authentication whatsoever.

-	By default, WinSCP assumes the server requires authentication (most do), and thus must provide a username. If you find you are getting unwanted username prompts, you could try checking //Bypass authentication entirely//.	+	By default, WinSCP assumes the server requires authentication (we've never heard of one that doesn't), and thus must start this process with a username. If you find you are getting username prompts that you cannot answer, you could try enabling //Bypass authentication entirely//. However, most %%SSH%% servers will reject this.

-	This option only affects SSH-2 connections. SSH-1 connections always require an authentication step. ((&puttydoccite))	+	This is not the option you want if you have a username and just want WinSCP to remember it; It's also probably not what if you're trying to set up passwordless
		+	login to a mainstream %%SSH%% server; depending on the server, you probably wanted [[public_key\|public-key authentication]] or perhaps [[#gssapi\|GSSAPI authentication]]. (These are still forms of authentication, even if you don't have to interact with them.)
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		+	This option only affects %%SSH-2%% connections. SSH-1 connections always require an authentication step. ((&puttydoccite))

	===== Authentication Options =====		===== Authentication Options =====