WinSCP

WinSCP is an open source SSH file transfer protocol client for Microsoft Windows. Its main function is secure file transfer between a local and a remote computer. Beyond this, WinSCP offers basic file manager functionality. It uses Secure Shell (Secure shell) and supports, in addition to SFTP, the legacy Secure copy protocol.

Developement of WinSCP was started approximately in May 2000 and still continues. Originally it was hosted on University of Economics, Prague, where its author used to work at the time. Since July 16 2003 it is licensed under GNU General Public License and hosted on SourceForge.

WinSCP is based on implementation of Secure shell protocol from PuTTY.

WinSCP is also available as a Plugin to two file managers, FAR Manager and Servant Salamander.

=Features=

Graphical user interface

Translated into several languages

Integration with Windows (Drag-and-drop, URL, shortcut Icon (computing))

All common operations with files

Support for SSH file transfer protocol and Secure copy protocols over SSH-1 and SSH-2

Batch file scripting and command-line interface

File_synchronization in several semi or fully automatic ways

Integrated text editor

Support for SSH password, keyboard-interactive, public key and Kerberos (protocol) (GSS) authentication

Integrates with Pageant (PuTTY authentication agent) for full support of public key authentication

Windows Explorer-like and Norton_Commander-like interfaces.

Optionally stores session information.

Optionally supports standalone operation using a configuration file in place of Windows registry, suitable for operation from removable media

=External links=

*[http://winscp.net/ Official website] *[http://winscp.net/eng/docs/ Documentation] *[http://sourceforge.net/projects/winscp/ Project site] (SourceForge.net) *[http://www.unbf.ca/its/students/owncomp/winscp.htm A WinSCP downloading and installing tutorial]