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| ===== What Is WinSCP? ===== | ===== What Is WinSCP? ===== |
| WinSCP is a popular **[[cs101:scp|SCP]]**, **[[cs101:sftp|SFTP]]** client and **[[cs101:ftp|FTP]]** client for Microsoft Windows! It can be used to copy files between a local computer and remote servers using FTP, FTPS, SCP, SFTP, WebDAV or S3 file transfer protocols. | WinSCP is a popular **[[cs101:scp|SCP]]**, **[[cs101:sftp|SFTP]]**, and **[[cs101:ftp|FTP]]** client for Microsoft Windows! It can be used to copy files between a local computer and remote servers using FTP, FTPS, SCP, SFTP, WebDAV or S3 file transfer protocols. |
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| SCP uses **[[cs101:ssh|SSH]]** to transfer data, so it does requires a password or passphrase for authentication. Unlike **[[cs101:rcp|RCP]]** or FTP, SCP encrypts both the file and any passwords exchanged so that anyone snooping on the network cannot view them. | SCP uses **[[cs101:ssh|SSH]]** to transfer data, so it does requires a password or passphrase for authentication. Unlike **[[cs101:rcp|RCP]]** or FTP, SCP encrypts both the file and any passwords exchanged so that anyone snooping on the network cannot view them. |
