At IU, what SSH/SFTP clients are supported and where can I get them?

Secure FTP (SFTP) is a means of transferring files securely using SSH. It is functionally similar to FTP, but FTP clients cannot communicate with SFTP servers. If you need to transfer files with a host that requires an SFTP connection, use one of the clients below.

Windows

In spring 2008, SSH Communications Security discontinued support for non-commercial versions of SSH Secure Shell; SSH Secure Shell is no longer available for download from IUware or the SSH web site. For more information, see SSH's Non-commercial Downloads page.

At Indiana University, the University Information Security Office (UISO) recommends the following alternatives. If you are an IU student, faculty member, or staff member, click the link below to download the software from IUware:

• PuTTY (a command line SSH interface)
• WinSCP (a GUI client for downloading and uploading files)

For more information about the software, see the PuTTY and WinSCP home pages.

Mac OS X

At IU, UITS supports and recommends these clients:

• Cyberduck, a donationware program, is available for Mac OS X 10.4 and later. IU students, faculty members, and staff can download Cyberduck from IUware.
• OpenSSH, the command line SSH suite for Unix, is packaged with Mac OS X and accessible through the Terminal. For instructions, see In Mac OS X, how do I use OpenSSH?

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