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Comparison of SSH clients
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<h2 id="general">General</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th rowspan="2">Name</th><th rowspan="2">Developer</th><th rowspan="2">Initial release</th><th rowspan="2">Platform</th><th colspan="2">Latest release</th><th rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Software_license/7enfIqhL">License</a></th><th rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Graphical_user_interface/wBlQFWDP">GUI</a></th><th rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Text-based_user_interface/bngNtqIY">TUI</a>/<a href="/facts/Command-line_interface/R9JpGmXQ">CLI</a></th></tr><tr><th>Version</th><th>Date</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/AbsoluteTelnet/I2EhnMbN">AbsoluteTelnet</a></td><td>Celestial Software (Brian Pence)</td><td>1996</td><td>Windows</td><td>11.24<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> </td><td>2020-08-13</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Bitvise/nzPlYhJb">Bitvise</a> SSH Client</td><td>Bitvise Limited</td><td>2001</td><td>Windows</td><td>9.32<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </td><td>2023-12-20</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/ConnectBot/PJuayfhC">ConnectBot</a></td><td>Kenny RootJeffrey Sharkey</td><td>2007-11<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></td><td>Android</td><td>1.9.10<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </td><td>2023-12-21</td><td><a href="/facts/Apache_License/5AeIjas8">Apache-2.0</a></td><td>?</td><td>?</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="9"><a href="/facts/Dropbear_(software)/Y8GdfWhh">Dropbear</a></td><td rowspan="9">Matt Johnston</td><td rowspan="9">2003-04-06</td><td>AIX</td><td rowspan="9">2024.86<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </td><td rowspan="9">2024-10-22</td><td rowspan="9"><a href="/facts/MIT_License/8llAQtlk">MIT</a></td><td rowspan="9"></td><td rowspan="9"></td></tr><tr><td>BSD</td></tr><tr><td>Cygwin</td></tr><tr><td>Linux</td></tr><tr><td>HP-UX</td></tr><tr><td>iOS</td></tr><tr><td>Maemo</td></tr><tr><td>macOS</td></tr><tr><td>Solaris</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="13"><a href="/facts/OpenSSH/2qxJ3Fe7">OpenSSH</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></td><td rowspan="13">The <a href="/facts/OpenBSD/xmPS9tek">OpenBSD</a> project</td><td rowspan="13">1999-12-01<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></td><td>AIX</td><td rowspan="13">9.9<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </td><td rowspan="13">2024-09-19</td><td rowspan="13"><a href="/facts/BSD_licenses/XLtmLp5x">BSD</a></td><td rowspan="13"></td><td rowspan="13"></td></tr><tr><td>Android</td></tr><tr><td>BSD</td></tr><tr><td>Cygwin</td></tr><tr><td>Linux</td></tr><tr><td>HP-UX</td></tr><tr><td>iOS</td></tr><tr><td>Maemo</td></tr><tr><td>OpenVMS</td></tr><tr><td>macOS</td></tr><tr><td>Solaris</td></tr><tr><td>Windows</td></tr><tr><td>z/OS</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="5"><a href="/facts/PuTTY/xH3DPbA5">PuTTY</a></td><td rowspan="5"><a href="/facts/Simon_Tatham/bz9AkTCm">Simon Tatham</a></td><td rowspan="5">1999-01-22</td><td>BSD</td><td rowspan="5">0.83<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> </td><td rowspan="5">2025-02-08</td><td rowspan="5"><a href="/facts/MIT_License/8llAQtlk">MIT</a></td><td rowspan="5"></td><td rowspan="5"></td></tr><tr><td>Linux</td></tr><tr><td>macOS</td></tr><tr><td>Solaris</td></tr><tr><td>Windows</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><a href="/facts/SecureCRT/HleozxRc">SecureCRT</a></td><td rowspan="4">VanDyke Software</td><td rowspan="4">1998–06</td><td>Linux</td><td>9.6.1<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </td><td>2024-12-17</td><td rowspan="4"><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td><td rowspan="4"></td><td rowspan="4"></td></tr><tr><td>macOS</td><td>9.6.1<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> </td><td>2024-12-17</td></tr><tr><td>iOS</td><td>3.0.1<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> </td><td>2023-12-21</td></tr><tr><td>Windows</td><td>9.6.1<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> </td><td>2024-12-17</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Tera_Term/h5fWEmx9">Tera Term</a></td><td>TeraTerm Project</td><td>2004<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></td><td>Windows</td><td>5.4.0<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> </td><td>2025-03-02</td><td><a href="/facts/BSD_licenses/XLtmLp5x">BSD-3-Clause</a></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/TN3270_Plus/Wj64LGd2">TN3270 Plus</a></td><td>SDI USA, Inc.</td><td>2006</td><td>Windows</td><td>4.0.7<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> </td><td>2019-02</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/WinSCP/7tagd8zu">WinSCP</a></td><td>Martin Přikryl</td><td>2000</td><td>Windows</td><td>6.3.3</td><td>2024-04-16</td><td>GNU GPL</td><td></td><td>?</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="6"><a href="/facts/WolfSSH/WwHEyqQl">wolfSSH</a></td><td rowspan="6"><a href="/facts/WolfSSL/26UD7dQE">wolfSSL</a></td><td rowspan="6">2016-07-20<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></td><td>BSD</td><td rowspan="6">1.4.20<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a> </td><td rowspan="6">2025-02-20</td><td rowspan="6"><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-3.0-or-later</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a></td><td rowspan="6"></td><td rowspan="6"></td></tr><tr><td>Cygwin</td></tr><tr><td>Linux</td></tr><tr><td>macOS</td></tr><tr><td>Solaris</td></tr><tr><td>Windows</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><a href="/facts/ZOC_(software)/RHIe24YY">ZOC Terminal</a></td><td rowspan="3">EmTec, Innovative Software</td><td rowspan="3">1995-07-01</td><td>macOS</td><td>8.10.2<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a> </td><td>2025-03-26</td><td rowspan="3"><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td><td rowspan="3"></td><td rowspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td>OS/2</td><td>4.15<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a> </td><td>2004-08-25</td></tr><tr><td>Windows</td><td>8.10.2<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a> </td><td>2025-03-26</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="platform">Platform</h2> <p>The <a href="/facts/Operating_system/8XTuvMh2">operating systems</a> or <a href="/facts/Virtual_machine/BLevU3sx">virtual machines</a> the SSH clients are designed to run on without <a href="/facts/Emulator/FMHE8qDj">emulation</a> include several possibilities: </p> <ul><li><i>Partial</i> indicates that while it works, the client lacks important functionality compared to versions for other OSs but may still be under development.</li></ul> <p>The list is not exhaustive, but rather reflects the most common platforms today. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Name</th><th><a href="/facts/MacOS/Y93vVpTm">macOS</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Cygwin/0ANCmAgH">Cygwin</a></th><th><a href="/facts/BSD/XQKcURrh">BSD</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Solaris_(operating_system)/KPfT98EJ">Solaris</a></th><th><a href="/facts/OpenVMS/rAnHAgpD">OpenVMS</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Z/OS/amLCAlgV">z/OS</a></th><th><a href="/facts/IBM_AIX/cRWERua2">AIX</a></th><th><a href="/facts/HP-UX/hIvLDdJF">HP-UX</a></th><th><a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Maemo/gQyp5ehf">Maemo</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Windows_Phone/khEg0rGT">Windows Phone</a></th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/AbsoluteTelnet/I2EhnMbN">AbsoluteTelnet</a></td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>?</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Bitvise/nzPlYhJb">Bitvise</a> SSH Client</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/ConnectBot/PJuayfhC">ConnectBot</a></td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Dropbear_(software)/Y8GdfWhh">Dropbear</a></td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a></td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>?</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Lsh/E49PWVvy">lsh</a></td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Partial<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>?</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/OpenSSH/2qxJ3Fe7">OpenSSH</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a></td><td>Included</td><td>Included<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a></td><td>Included</td><td>Included</td><td>Included<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>?</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/PuTTY/xH3DPbA5">PuTTY</a></td><td>Partial</td><td>Yes</td><td>?</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td><a href="/facts/Software_release_life_cycle/z4Q4RElA">Beta</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/SecureCRT/HleozxRc">SecureCRT</a></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>?</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/SmartFTP/QCoUnj51">SmartFTP</a></td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>?</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Tera_Term/h5fWEmx9">Tera Term</a></td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>?</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/TN3270_Plus/Wj64LGd2">TN3270 Plus</a></td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>?</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/WinSCP/7tagd8zu">WinSCP</a></td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a></td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>?</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/WolfSSH/WwHEyqQl">wolfSSH</a></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/ZOC_(software)/RHIe24YY">ZOC Terminal</a></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>?</td></tr><tr><th>Name</th><th><a href="/facts/MacOS/Y93vVpTm">macOS</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Cygwin/0ANCmAgH">Cygwin</a></th><th><a href="/facts/BSD/XQKcURrh">BSD</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Solaris_(operating_system)/KPfT98EJ">Solaris</a></th><th><a href="/facts/OpenVMS/rAnHAgpD">OpenVMS</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Z/OS/amLCAlgV">z/OS</a></th><th><a href="/facts/IBM_AIX/cRWERua2">AIX</a></th><th><a href="/facts/HP-UX/hIvLDdJF">HP-UX</a></th><th><a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Maemo/gQyp5ehf">Maemo</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Windows_Phone/khEg0rGT">Windows Phone</a></th></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="technical">Technical</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th rowspan="2">Name</th><th rowspan="2">SSH1(insecure)</th><th rowspan="2">SSH2</th><th colspan="2">Additional protocols</th><th colspan="3"><a href="/facts/Port_forwarding/s5rsSftr">Port forwarding</a> and <a href="/facts/Tunneling_protocol/jKaT1Czc">Tunneling</a></th><th rowspan="2">Sessionmultiplexing<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a></th><th rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Kerberos_(protocol)/RMXs3P1w">Kerberos</a></th><th rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/IPv6/d4dg7kIL">IPv6</a></th><th rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Terminal_emulator/yNfevBJd">Terminal</a></th><th rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/SSH_file_transfer_protocol/88YptbER">SFTP</a>/<a href="/facts/Secure_copy/letk8brL">SCP</a></th><th rowspan="2">Proxy client<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32"><sup>32</sup></a></th></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/TELNET/hxT0e85h">TELNET</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Rlogin/fB8rLwNJ">rlogin</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Port_forwarding/s5rsSftr">Portforwarding</a></th><th><a href="/facts/SOCKS/kVEIma4v">SOCKS</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33"><sup>33</sup></a></th><th><a href="/facts/Virtual_private_network/HX1WUQ3E">VPN</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34"><sup>34</sup></a></th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/AbsoluteTelnet/I2EhnMbN">AbsoluteTelnet</a></td><td>yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>SOCKS 4, 5; HTTP</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Bitvise/nzPlYhJb">Bitvise</a> SSH Client</td><td>no</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>SOCKS 4, 5</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Dropbear_(software)/Y8GdfWhh">Dropbear</a></td><td>no</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>?</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Lsh/E49PWVvy">lsh</a></td><td>no</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>?</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/OpenSSH/2qxJ3Fe7">OpenSSH</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35"><sup>35</sup></a></td><td>no<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36"><sup>36</sup></a></td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>ProxyCommand</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/PuTTY/xH3DPbA5">PuTTY</a></td><td>yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37"><sup>37</sup></a></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38"><sup>38</sup></a></td><td>SOCKS 4, 5; HTTP; Telnet; Local</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/SecureCRT/HleozxRc">SecureCRT</a></td><td>yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>SOCKS 4, 5; HTTP; Telnet; Generic</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/SmartFTP/QCoUnj51">SmartFTP</a></td><td>no</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>SOCKS 4, 5; HTTP</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Tera_Term/h5fWEmx9">Tera Term</a></td><td>yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>SCP</td><td>SOCKS 4, 5; HTTP; Telnet</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/TN3270_Plus/Wj64LGd2">TN3270 Plus</a></td><td>yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>SOCKS 4</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/WinSCP/7tagd8zu">WinSCP</a> <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39"><sup>39</sup></a></td><td>no<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40"><sup>40</sup></a></td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>limited<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41"><sup>41</sup></a></td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>simple</td><td>Yes</td><td>SOCKS 4, 5; HTTP; Telnet; Local</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/WolfSSH/WwHEyqQl">wolfSSH</a></td><td>no</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>simple</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/ZOC_(software)/RHIe24YY">ZOC Terminal</a></td><td>yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:42" href="#fn:42"><sup>42</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:43" href="#fn:43"><sup>43</sup></a></td><td>SOCKS 4; 5; HTTP; Jumpserver</td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2">Name</th><th rowspan="2">SSH1(insecure)</th><th rowspan="2">SSH2</th><th colspan="2">Additional protocols</th><th colspan="3"><a href="/facts/Tunneling_protocol/jKaT1Czc">Tunneling</a></th><th rowspan="2">Sessionmultiplexing<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:44" href="#fn:44"><sup>44</sup></a></th><th rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Kerberos_(protocol)/RMXs3P1w">Kerberos</a></th><th rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/IPv6/d4dg7kIL">IPv6</a></th><th rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Terminal_emulator/yNfevBJd">Terminal</a></th><th rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/SSH_file_transfer_protocol/88YptbER">SFTP</a>/<a href="/facts/Secure_copy/letk8brL">SCP</a></th><th rowspan="2">Proxy client<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:45" href="#fn:45"><sup>45</sup></a></th></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/TELNET/hxT0e85h">TELNET</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Rlogin/fB8rLwNJ">rlogin</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Port_forwarding/s5rsSftr">Portforwarding</a></th><th><a href="/facts/SOCKS/kVEIma4v">SOCKS</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:46" href="#fn:46"><sup>46</sup></a></th><th><a href="/facts/Virtual_private_network/HX1WUQ3E">VPN</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:47" href="#fn:47"><sup>47</sup></a></th></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="features">Features</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Name</th><th>Keyboard mapping</th><th><a href="/facts/Tabbed_document_interface/YswKP5Mg">Session tabs</a></th><th><a href="/facts/ZMODEM/hvwGoyDf">ZMODEM</a>transfers</th><th>Find textin buffer</th><th>Mouse inputsupport<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:48" href="#fn:48"><sup>48</sup></a></th><th>Unicodesupport</th><th>URL hyperlinking</th><th><a href="/facts/Public_key/gowoFTxS">Public key</a>authentication</th><th><a href="/facts/Smart_card/K7b9lowS">Smart card</a>support</th><th>Hardware encryption</th><th><a href="/facts/FIPS_140-2/xCKhMHnK">FIPS 140-2</a>validation</th><th>Scripting</th><th>SharedDatabase</th><th>Auto-reconnect</th><th>CA Certificates</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/AbsoluteTelnet/I2EhnMbN">AbsoluteTelnet</a></td><td>full</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>?</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Bitvise/nzPlYhJb">Bitvise</a> SSH Client</td><td>?</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>?</td><td>Partial</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/OpenSSH/2qxJ3Fe7">OpenSSH</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:49" href="#fn:49"><sup>49</sup></a></td><td>?</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>?</td><td>Yes<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:50" href="#fn:50"><sup>50</sup></a></td><td>Yes</td><td>not native<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:51" href="#fn:51"><sup>51</sup></a></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Partial<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:52" href="#fn:52"><sup>52</sup></a></td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>?</td><td>Yes<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:53" href="#fn:53"><sup>53</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/PuTTY/xH3DPbA5">PuTTY</a></td><td>No</td><td>No<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:54" href="#fn:54"><sup>54</sup></a></td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:55" href="#fn:55"><sup>55</sup></a></td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:56" href="#fn:56"><sup>56</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/SecureCRT/HleozxRc">SecureCRT</a></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>?</td><td>?</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/SmartFTP/QCoUnj51">SmartFTP</a></td><td>Partial</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td><a href="/facts/AES-NI/NomFEB4w">AES-NI</a></td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Tera_Term/h5fWEmx9">Tera Term</a></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>?</td><td>?</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/TN3270_Plus/Wj64LGd2">TN3270 Plus</a></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/WolfSSH/WwHEyqQl">wolfSSH</a></td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/ZOC_(software)/RHIe24YY">ZOC Terminal</a></td><td>full</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="authentication-key-algorithms">Authentication key algorithms</h2> <p>This table lists standard authentication key algorithms implemented by SSH clients. Some SSH implementations include both server and client implementations and support custom non-standard authentication algorithms not listed in this table. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th rowspan="2">Name</th><th rowspan="2">ssh-dss<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:57" href="#fn:57"><sup>57</sup></a></th><th rowspan="2">ssh-rsa</th><th colspan="2"><a href="/facts/RSA_(cryptosystem)/XTzyfHuq">RSA</a> with <a href="/facts/SHA-2/P59oPeGq">SHA-2</a></th><th colspan="3"><a href="/facts/ECDSA/gl0mfnS1">ECDSA</a> with <a href="/facts/SHA-2/P59oPeGq">SHA-2</a></th><th colspan="2"><a href="/facts/EdDSA/IbTRBhK3">EdDSA</a></th><th colspan="2">Security keys</th></tr><tr><th>rsa-sha2-256</th><th>rsa-sha2-512</th><th>ecdsa-sha2-nistp256</th><th>ecdsa-sha2-nistp384</th><th>ecdsa-sha2-nistp521</th><th>ssh-ed25519</th><th>ssh-ed448</th><th>sk-ecdsa-sha2-nistp256</th><th>sk-ssh-ed25519</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/AbsoluteTelnet/I2EhnMbN">AbsoluteTelnet</a></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Bitvise/nzPlYhJb">Bitvise</a> SSH Client</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Dropbear_(software)/Y8GdfWhh">Dropbear</a></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>?</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Lsh/E49PWVvy">lsh</a></td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/OpenSSH/2qxJ3Fe7">OpenSSH</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:58" href="#fn:58"><sup>58</sup></a></td><td>Yes<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:59" href="#fn:59"><sup>59</sup></a></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/PuTTY/xH3DPbA5">PuTTY</a></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:60" href="#fn:60"><sup>60</sup></a></td><td>No<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:61" href="#fn:61"><sup>61</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/SecureCRT/HleozxRc">SecureCRT</a></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>?</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/SmartFTP/QCoUnj51">SmartFTP</a></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Tera_Term/h5fWEmx9">Tera Term</a></td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/TN3270_Plus/Wj64LGd2">TN3270 Plus</a></td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/WinSCP/7tagd8zu">WinSCP</a></td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>?</td><td>?</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/WolfSSH/WwHEyqQl">wolfSSH</a></td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/ZOC_(software)/RHIe24YY">ZOC Terminal</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:62" href="#fn:62"><sup>62</sup></a></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><th rowspan="2">Name</th><th rowspan="2">ssh-dss</th><th rowspan="2">ssh-rsa</th><th>rsa-sha2-256</th><th>rsa-sha2-512</th><th>ecdsa-sha2-nistp256</th><th>ecdsa-sha2-nistp384</th><th>ecdsa-sha2-nistp521</th><th>ssh-ed25519</th><th>ssh-ed448</th><th>sk-ecdsa-sha2-nistp256</th><th>sk-ssh-ed25519</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2"><a href="/facts/RSA_(cryptosystem)/XTzyfHuq">RSA</a> with <a href="/facts/SHA-2/P59oPeGq">SHA-2</a></th><th colspan="3"><a href="/facts/ECDSA/gl0mfnS1">ECDSA</a> with <a href="/facts/SHA-2/P59oPeGq">SHA-2</a></th><th colspan="2"><a href="/facts/EdDSA/IbTRBhK3">EdDSA</a></th><th colspan="2">Security keys</th></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Comparison_of_SSH_servers/wP2s064u">Comparison of SSH servers</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Comparison_of_FTP_client_software/7q31ohed">Comparison of FTP client software</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Comparison_of_remote_desktop_software/fQ4kqmaf">Comparison of remote desktop software</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"AbsoluteTelnet/SSH Version History". <a href="http://www.celestialsoftware.net/absolutetelnet-ssh-client/absolutetelnet/ssh-version-history-9.53/all-pages.html" target="_blank">http://www.celestialsoftware.net/absolutetelnet-ssh-client/absolutetelnet/ssh-version-history-9.53/all-pages.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Bitvise SSH Client Version History". 20 December 2023. <a href="https://www.bitvise.com/ssh-client-version-history-9" target="_blank">https://www.bitvise.com/ssh-client-version-history-9</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Bitvise SSH Server Version History". 20 December 2023. <a href="https://www.bitvise.com/ssh-server-version-history-9" target="_blank">https://www.bitvise.com/ssh-server-version-history-9</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Based on Trilead SSH-2 for Java. <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Release 1.9.10". 21 December 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024. <a href="https://github.com/connectbot/connectbot/releases/tag/v1.9.10" target="_blank">https://github.com/connectbot/connectbot/releases/tag/v1.9.10</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Dropbear 2024.86". 22 October 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025. <a href="https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/releases/tag/DROPBEAR_2024.86" target="_blank">https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/releases/tag/DROPBEAR_2024.86</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Also known as OpenBSD Secure Shell. <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Based on OSSH. <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"release-9.9". Retrieved 20 September 2024. <a href="https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-9.9" target="_blank">https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-9.9</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Simon Tatham (8 February 2025). "PuTTY 0.83 is released". Retrieved 9 February 2025. <a href="https://lists.tartarus.org/pipermail/putty-announce/2025/000041.html" target="_blank">https://lists.tartarus.org/pipermail/putty-announce/2025/000041.html</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"SecureCRT 9.6.1". 17 December 2024. <a href="https://www.vandyke.com/cgi-bin/releases.php?product=securecrt&ver=9.6" target="_blank">https://www.vandyke.com/cgi-bin/releases.php?product=securecrt&ver=9.6</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"SecureCRT 9.6.1". 17 December 2024. <a href="https://www.vandyke.com/cgi-bin/releases.php?product=securecrt&ver=9.6" target="_blank">https://www.vandyke.com/cgi-bin/releases.php?product=securecrt&ver=9.6</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"SecureCRT on the App Store". 21 December 2023. <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/securecrt/id911124130" target="_blank">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/securecrt/id911124130</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>"SecureCRT 9.6.1". 17 December 2024. <a href="https://www.vandyke.com/cgi-bin/releases.php?product=securecrt&ver=9.6" target="_blank">https://www.vandyke.com/cgi-bin/releases.php?product=securecrt&ver=9.6</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>Based on Tera Term Pro 2.3 (1994–1998). <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>"Release 5.4.0". 2 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025. <a href="https://github.com/TeraTermProject/teraterm/releases/tag/v5.4.0" target="_blank">https://github.com/TeraTermProject/teraterm/releases/tag/v5.4.0</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:17"><p>"TN3270 Plus Version History". February 2019. <a href="https://www.sdisw.com/tn3270/version.htm" target="_blank">https://www.sdisw.com/tn3270/version.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:18"><p>Based on wolfCrypt. <a href="/wiki/WolfCrypt" target="_blank">/wiki/WolfCrypt</a> <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:19"><p>"Release 1.4.20". 20 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025. <a href="https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssh/releases/tag/v1.4.20-stable" target="_blank">https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssh/releases/tag/v1.4.20-stable</a> <a href="#fnref:19" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:20"><p>Also available under a proprietary license. <a href="#fnref:20" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:21"><p>"ZOC Terminal – SSH/Telnet-Client and Terminal Emulator – Version History". 8 April 2024. <a href="https://www.emtec.com/zoc/versionhistory.html" target="_blank">https://www.emtec.com/zoc/versionhistory.html</a> <a href="#fnref:21" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:22"><p>"ZOC V4.15". 25 August 2004. <a href="https://www.emtec.com/downloads/zoc/zoc4/zoc415_os2_english.txt" target="_blank">https://www.emtec.com/downloads/zoc/zoc4/zoc415_os2_english.txt</a> <a href="#fnref:22" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:23"><p>"ZOC Terminal – SSH/Telnet-Client and Terminal Emulator – Version History". 8 April 2024. <a href="https://www.emtec.com/zoc/versionhistory.html" target="_blank">https://www.emtec.com/zoc/versionhistory.html</a> <a href="#fnref:23" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:24"><p>Only for jailbroken devices. <a href="/wiki/Jailbreak_(iPhone)" target="_blank">/wiki/Jailbreak_(iPhone)</a> <a href="#fnref:24" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:25"><p>lsh supports only one BSD platform officially, FreeBSD. <a href="/wiki/FreeBSD" target="_blank">/wiki/FreeBSD</a> <a href="#fnref:25" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:26"><p>Also known as OpenBSD Secure Shell. <a href="#fnref:26" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:27"><p>Included and enabled by default since windows 10 version 1803. Win32-OpenSSH can be installed as an optional component in the Windows versions before Windows 10 version 1803 to Windows 10 version 1709. Portable version can be download from Win32-OpenSSH for other versions. <a href="https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH" target="_blank">https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH</a> <a href="#fnref:27" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:28"><p>The majority of Linux distributions have OpenSSH as an official package, but a few do not. <a href="/wiki/Linux_distributions" target="_blank">/wiki/Linux_distributions</a> <a href="#fnref:28" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:29"><p>Only for jailbroken devices. <a href="/wiki/Jailbreak_(iPhone)" target="_blank">/wiki/Jailbreak_(iPhone)</a> <a href="#fnref:29" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:30"><p>Only for jailbroken devices. <a href="/wiki/Jailbreak_(iPhone)" target="_blank">/wiki/Jailbreak_(iPhone)</a> <a href="#fnref:30" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:31"><p>Accelerating OpenSSH connections with ControlMaster. <a href="https://www.linux.com/news/accelerating-openssh-connections-controlmaster/" target="_blank">https://www.linux.com/news/accelerating-openssh-connections-controlmaster/</a> <a href="#fnref:31" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:32"><p>Can the SSH client connect itself through a proxy? This is distinct from offering a SOCKS proxy or port forwarding. <a href="/wiki/Port_forwarding" target="_blank">/wiki/Port_forwarding</a> <a href="#fnref:32" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:33"><p>The ability for the SSH client to perform dynamic port forwarding by acting as a local SOCKS proxy. <a href="#fnref:33" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:34"><p>The ability for the SSH client to establish a VPN, e.g. using TUN/TAP. <a href="/wiki/TUN/TAP" target="_blank">/wiki/TUN/TAP</a> <a href="#fnref:34" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:35"><p>Also known as OpenBSD Secure Shell. <a href="#fnref:35" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:36"><p>OpenSSH deleted SSH protocol version 1 support in version 7.6 (2017-10-03) <a href="https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.6" target="_blank">https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.6</a> <a href="#fnref:36" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:37"><p>The version 0.63 supports GSSAPI. Successfully tested on Win 8 using Active Directory <a href="http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html" target="_blank">http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html</a> <a href="#fnref:37" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:38"><p>The PuTTY developers provide SCP and SFTP functionality as binaries for separate download. <a href="#fnref:38" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:39"><p>WinSCP bundles a number of software components including PuTTY. [1]. <a href="https://winscp.net/eng/docs/contributions" target="_blank">https://winscp.net/eng/docs/contributions</a> <a href="#fnref:39" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:40"><p>WinSCP Version history. <a href="https://winscp.net/eng/docs/history" target="_blank">https://winscp.net/eng/docs/history</a> <a href="#fnref:40" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:41"><p>WinSCP connection tunneling. <a href="https://winscp.net/eng/docs/tunneling" target="_blank">https://winscp.net/eng/docs/tunneling</a> <a href="#fnref:41" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:42"><p>SCP and SFTP through terminal. <a href="#fnref:42" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:43"><p>SCP and SFTP according to ZOC features page. <a href="https://www.emtec.com/zoc/features.html" target="_blank">https://www.emtec.com/zoc/features.html</a> <a href="#fnref:43" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:44"><p>Accelerating OpenSSH connections with ControlMaster. <a href="https://www.linux.com/news/accelerating-openssh-connections-controlmaster/" target="_blank">https://www.linux.com/news/accelerating-openssh-connections-controlmaster/</a> <a href="#fnref:44" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:45"><p>Can the SSH client connect itself through a proxy? This is distinct from offering a SOCKS proxy or port forwarding. <a href="/wiki/Port_forwarding" target="_blank">/wiki/Port_forwarding</a> <a href="#fnref:45" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:46"><p>The ability for the SSH client to perform dynamic port forwarding by acting as a local SOCKS proxy. <a href="#fnref:46" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:47"><p>The ability for the SSH client to establish a VPN, e.g. using TUN/TAP. <a href="/wiki/TUN/TAP" target="_blank">/wiki/TUN/TAP</a> <a href="#fnref:47" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:48"><p>The ability to transmit mouse input to text mode applications such as Midnight Commander <a href="/wiki/Midnight_Commander" target="_blank">/wiki/Midnight_Commander</a> <a href="#fnref:48" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:49"><p>Also known as OpenBSD Secure Shell. <a href="#fnref:49" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:50"><p>Only when the terminal itself supports mouse input. Most graphical ones do, e.g. xterm. <a href="/wiki/Xterm" target="_blank">/wiki/Xterm</a> <a href="#fnref:50" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:51"><p>No native URL highlighting; however most graphical consoles support URL highlighting. <a href="#fnref:51" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:52"><p>Validated when running OpenSSH 2.1 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 in FIPS mode or when running OpenSSH 1.1 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 in FIPS mode <a href="http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/documents/140-1/140val-all.htm#1791" target="_blank">http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/documents/140-1/140val-all.htm#1791</a> <a href="#fnref:52" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:53"><p>OpenSSH supports the minimal certificate format since v5.4. "OpenSSH Release Notes: 5.4". OpenBSD Project. 2010-03-08. Retrieved 2021-08-30. <a href="https://www.openssh.com/releasenotes.html#5.4" target="_blank">https://www.openssh.com/releasenotes.html#5.4</a> <a href="#fnref:53" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:54"><p>PuTTY does not support tabs directly, but many wrappers are available that do. <a href="#fnref:54" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:55"><p>PuTTY does not support hyperlinks, but some forks of PuTTY do. <a href="#fnref:55" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:56"><p>Putty v71.0 does not support OpenSSH certificates. See Ben Harris' 2016-04-21 wish.[15][16] <a href="#fnref:56" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:57"><p>ssh-dss is based on Digital Signature Algorithm which is sensitive to entropy, secrecy, and uniqueness of its random signature value. <a href="/wiki/Digital_Signature_Algorithm" target="_blank">/wiki/Digital_Signature_Algorithm</a> <a href="#fnref:57" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:58"><p>Also known as OpenBSD Secure Shell. <a href="#fnref:58" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:59"><p>By default, disabled at run-time since OpenSSH 7.0 released in 2015. <a href="#fnref:59" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:60"><p>PuTTY does not support security keys / FIDO tokens, but is supported in PuTTY-CAC <a href="https://github.com/NoMoreFood/putty-cac/" target="_blank">https://github.com/NoMoreFood/putty-cac/</a> <a href="#fnref:60" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:61"><p>PuTTY does not support security keys / FIDO tokens, but is supported in PuTTY-CAC <a href="https://github.com/NoMoreFood/putty-cac/" target="_blank">https://github.com/NoMoreFood/putty-cac/</a> <a href="#fnref:61" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:62"><p>ZOC' SSH is based on OpenSSH and supports the same encryptions. <a href="#fnref:62" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>