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WinSCP SUSAN WOYTON ITEC400 APRIL 5, 2016
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What is WinSCP? Windows based Program Transfers files using File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) Secure Copy Protocol (SCP)
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WinSCP History Introduced March 2000 Martin Prikryl (University of Economics Prague) Two versions English Czech Several versions came later Moved to SourceForge in 2002 Moved to TeamForge in 2005
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WinSCP Goals Easy and Safe file transfers User credentials set up on server User chooses protocol for each session Host name is server’s address Port number depends upon protocol
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WinSCP Features EXPLORER INTERFACECOMMANDER INTERFACE Based on Norton Commander Side-By-Side display Based on Windows Remote folder displayed Source: winscp.net
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WinSCP Features Works with Windows desktop features Drag and drop feature Handles URL addresses Integrates with Putty Handles password and public key authentication Basic operational tasks Uploading/downloading Editing files Changing file permissions Renaming/deleting files Creating files, directories, links and shortcuts
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WinSCP Meeting Goals? Open source for over sixteen years Updates consistently Newest release March 15, 2016 Developed in an academic setting Used by Franklin University - customized Continue to work on SSL vulnerabilities Challenges? Configurations do not carry over Firewalls can impede Continues to improve features and security
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References 1.Wayne, David. What is WinSCP? Retrieved from: http://smallbusiness.chron.com/winscp-77185.html http://smallbusiness.chron.com/winscp-77185.html 2.About WinSCP. Retrieved from: https://winscp.net/eng/docs/introduction https://winscp.net/eng/docs/introduction
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