Did you try PuTTY?
by: Alodia Phan (jcyberinux.com)
Nothing much to talk about, but I encounter people asking me about alternative SSH for Windows. I do answer them did you try PuTTY?
What is PuTTY? PuTTY is a free implementation of Telnet and SSH for Windows and Unix platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator. It is written and maintained primarily by Simon Tatham. – PuTTY Official Site
What does it means? Well, saying it’s free, it is a free and open source terminal emulator, application which can act as a client for the SSH, Telnet, rlogin, and raw TCP computing protocols and as a serial console client. – PuTTY Definition, Wikipedia Official Site.
It is safe to used it? Well so far as I know, my other colleagues used the software, and so far they have positive results. So yes, it is safe.
What about legal terms of using the software? As I see on their Official Site, there is a legal warning. It is also state there, that in other countries is illegal to use it, where encryption is outlawed. So I suggest that you should know your law in your country regarding this fact.
Why encryption is outlawed? Read this following links : Should encryption be outlawed? – by : Paul Mah, TechRepublic Official Site and Start using encryption now, and maybe it won’t be outlawed – by : Charles Arthur, The Independent Official Site. There are many more links but try to used Google for more definite results.
Download page of Putty click here. To Learn more about PuTTY click here.
Note: I’m not the author PuTTY or the creator, go to their Official Site. 😀 And also I’m not held any responsibility while you used the software. So use it with your own risk. 😀
Related Entries / Articles / Links / References / Sources :
Download PuTTY Official Website
PuTTY – Author – Simon Tatham -Official Website
Info on PuTTY on Wikipedia Official Website
Should encryption be outlawed? – by : Paul Mah, TechRepublic Official Site
