PuTTY 0.59

PuTTY 0.59

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PuTTY is a free implementation of Telnet and SSH for Win32 and Unix platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator. It is our recommenced utility for Windows users who wish to access their SSH account (all Linux and Mac OS X users should use the SSH client installed by default).

This installer comes with a number of programs:

  • PuTTY: Telnet and SSH client (the main program);
  • PSCP: an SCP client (command-line based Secure file CoPy);
  • PSFTP: an SFTP client (command-line Secure FTP program);
  • Plink: a command-line interface to the PuTTY back ends;
  • Pageant: an SSH authentication agent for PuTTY, PSCP and Plink; and
  • PuTTYgen: an RSA and DSA key generation utility.

This package also includes documentation, although that can be found here together with an FAQ.

PuTTY is released under the MT license (similar to the BSD license) and is Open Source. Details of the license can be found here.

LEGAL WARNING: Use of PuTTY, PSCP, PSFTP and Plink is illegal in countries where encryption is outlawed. If in doubt as to whether you can use these programs in your country, you should seek legal advice before downloading it.