When should I use WinSCP?

WinSCP is an open-source, free Secure File Transfer Protocol (sftp) and File Transfer Protocol (ftp) client for Microsoft® Windows®. You can use WinSCP to securely transfer files between your local Microsoft Windows machine and a remote server.

What WinSCP is used for?

WinSCP is an open source free SFTP client, FTP client, WebDAV client, S3 client and SCP client for Windows. Its main function is file transfer between a local and a remote computer. Beyond this, WinSCP offers scripting and basic file manager functionality.

Can you use WinSCP to transfer files between computers?

WinSCP is a utility application helping you to connect to a remote computer and to transfer file between your computer and the remote computer easily.

Is WinSCP any good?

Very good software. I've been using it for several years now. Comfortable, adjustable and stable.

Is WinSCP better than FileZilla?

However, FileZilla supports encrypted FTP over SSH and public key authentication. Unlike WinSCP, FileZilla does not support SSH passwords and has no special space for password storage. Thus, in terms of security, WinSCP wins over FileZilla.

How to Use WinSCP FTP Client

Is WinSCP a security risk?

Host Security

The security of the computer running WinSCP is a serious concern. Trojan Horse and Backdoor programs can steal authentication credentials such as passwords and private keys that have been stored or entered on the computer.

What is the difference between WinSCP and PuTTY?

WinSCP is for file transfer to and from your server while PuTTY is used to interact with the server directly. Putty is just a command line interface to your server. WinSCP is a file transfer application using Secure FTP.

What is FileZilla WinSCP?

WinSCP is an open source free SFTP client, FTP client, WebDAV client and SCP client for Windows. Its main function is file transfer between a local and a remote computer. WinSCP is recommended over FileZilla since FileZilla stores passwords in plain text.

Is WinSCP vulnerable to Log4j?

Re: Log4j vulnerability WinSCP

WinSCP is coded in C++/C/Pascal/C#. There's not a single line of Java code in WinSCP. So WinSCP cannot even use Log4j.

Is WinSCP Hipaa compliant?

And if you are able to connect to such server with WinSCP, it means that WinSCP supports HIPPA allowed protocols and so it meets HIPAA too.

Can I use WinSCP as a server?

Server Requirements

Using WinSCP, you can connect to an SSH (Secure Shell) server with SFTP ( SSH File Transfer Protocol) or SCP (Secure Copy Protocol) service, to an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) server, HTTP server with WebDAV service or store system with S3 protocol support.

How do I connect two computers with WinSCP?

Can we connect Windows machine using WinSCP?

You need an SSH server to use WinScp as client, but you may also use the built-in Windows client. While the Windows SSH client is installed by default, the server is optional and needs to be enabled manually: Open Windows Settings.

How do I transfer data using WinSCP?

Is WinSCP a SSH?

WinSCP is an open source free SSH client for Windows with the focus on secure file transfer. You can get it from WinSCP download page. Latest stable WinSCP version is 5.19.

Can I use WinSCP with PuTTY?

WinSCP can easily open site in PuTTY from its Login dialog. Use Manage > Open In PuTTY command or Ctrl+P shortcut. Using WinSCP to open session in PuTTY has advantages over using PuTTY login dialog: Single list of sites shared between SFTP file transfer client and SSH terminal client.

What is the latest version of WinSCP?

Download latest WinSCP 5.21

WinSCP 5.21 is a major application update. New features and enhancements include: SSH core upgraded to PuTTY 0.77. That includes support for rsa-sha2-256 and rsa-sha2-512 SSH public key algorithms and improved support for HTTP proxies with SSH.

Is WinSCP free to use?

WinSCP is free software: you can use it, redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License ( GPL ) as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

How do I automate an FTP file transfer?

Select the files you want to transfer. Use one of the file transfer commands: Upload, Download, Upload and Delete, Download and Delete. On the transfer confirmation dialog, setup transfer options (if you need any non default settings). Use the Transfer Settings > Generate Code command.

Is there a WinSCP for Linux?

WinSCP is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is FileZilla, which is both free and Open Source.

What is SFTP folder?

sFTP (secure File Transfer Program) is a secure and interactive file transfer program, which works in a similar way as FTP (File Transfer Protocol). However, sFTP is more secure than FTP; it handles all operations over an encrypted SSH transport.

How do I transfer files from PuTTY to WinSCP?

What is WinSCP portable?

WinSCP Portable is a free SFTP, FTP and SCP client for Windows with lots of great features: Automatic PuTTY Portable or KiTTY Portable integration. Graphical user interface. Translated into several languages. All common operations with files.