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| 2008-04-18 | 2009-03-05 | ||
| login dialog in caption (martin) | 4.2 putty rsa key exchange (martin) | ||
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| * //Group exchange//: with this method, instead of using a fixed group, WinSCP requests that the server suggest a group to use for key exchange; the server can avoid groups known to be weak, and possibly invent new ones over time, without any changes required to WinSCP's configuration. We recommend use of this method, if possible. | * //Group exchange//: with this method, instead of using a fixed group, WinSCP requests that the server suggest a group to use for key exchange; the server can avoid groups known to be weak, and possibly invent new ones over time, without any changes required to WinSCP's configuration. We recommend use of this method, if possible. | ||
| - | The GSS varieties are used only when [[ui_login_authentication|GSSAPI/SSPI authentication]] is used. | + | In addition, WinSCP supports //RSA key exchange//, which requires much less |
| + | computational effort on the part of the client, and somewhat less on the part of the server, than Diffie-Hellman key exchange. | ||
| If the first algorithm WinSCP finds is below the //warn below here// line, you will see a warning box when you make the connection, similar to that for [[ui_login_ssh#encryption_options|cipher selection]]. | If the first algorithm WinSCP finds is below the //warn below here// line, you will see a warning box when you make the connection, similar to that for [[ui_login_ssh#encryption_options|cipher selection]]. | ||