How Do You Download A FREE Windows SSH Client?
Secure shell, or SSH, is available on Linux and UNIX systems and provides a secure communication channel, using public and private keys, for connecting to remote systems. To use a secure shell on a remote system you need an SSH client. By far the most common and frequently downloaded client is the PuTTy client. PuTTy is written and maintained by a small team in Cambridge, England. In addition to the SSH client, there are other free utilities that you can download for SCP, FTP, and telnet. Follow the steps below to download your free copy. Open your web browser and navigate to the official PuTTy download page or use one of the available mirror sites. The clickable URL for this site is found in the additional references link below. Click the link for putty.exe and click Save As to save the file to your desktop. Launch the PuTTY utility to start connecting to your remote servers and systems. Once you launch the Putty client you will be prompted for an IP address or name of the remote syst
