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

Windows

Note: 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 these alternatives:

• PuTTY for a command line SSH interface
• WinSCP for graphical file downloads and uploads

IU students, faculty, and staff can download these applications from IUware Online.

Mac OS X

At IU, UITS supports and recommends MacSFTP and OpenSSH for Mac OS X. IU students, faculty, and staff may download MacSFTP from IUware Online.

OpenSSH is packaged with Mac OS X and accessible through the Terminal. For instructions, see In Mac OS X, how do I use OpenSSH?

For a list of other SFTP clients for Mac OS X, see In Mac OS X, what secure FTP clients are available?

Also see:

• With MacSSH, BetterTelnet, and NCSA Telnet, how do I use FTP to transfer files between my computer and a remote host?
• After upgrading from SSH to SSH2, why do X11 tunneling, SCP, or SFTP not work any more?
• In Windows, why does SSH Secure Shell keep warning me about the SSH1 protocol?
• Why is SSH Secure Shell for Windows warning me that the host key has changed?
• In SSH Secure Shell for Windows, how do I transfer files?
• Using SSH Secure Shell for Windows, how do I set up public key authentication?