Support for SSH password, keyboard-interactive, public key and Kerberos authentication
Integrates with Pageant for full support of public key authentication with SSH
Choice of Windows Explorer-like or Norton Commander-like interfaces
Optionally stores session information
Optionally import session information from PuTTY sessions in the registry
Able to upload files and retain associated original date/timestamps, unlike FTP clients
WinSCP as a remote editor
WinSCP can act as a remote editor. When the user clicks on a file in the remote file manager, it transfers the file to the local machine and opens it in the integrated editor, allowing users to edit it locally as they would with any other text file. Alternatively, the user may choose local editors based on file extensions. Whenever the document is saved, the remote version is updated automatically.
WinSCP, by default, transfers files larger than 100KB by creating a temporary file named by appending ".filepart" to the original filename. After the file transfer successfully completes, the temporary file is renamed to the original filename. This is intended to allow resumption of interrupted file transfers - WinSCP tests for the existence of such filenames when transfers are initiated, and if it finds any, will not need to retransmit the part of the file already sent. This is a very effective technique for moving large files over unreliable connections, but undesirable behavior in other circumstances, because it ignores the possibility of filesystem triggered event management or limited permissions/accessibility on the receiving system. A high volume enterprise EDI server may move the.filepart to a heavily firewalled internal system before the rename happens, or a server subject to US security requirements such as HIPAA may prevent file renaming, for example. The default behavior can be disabled and will generally not be a problem for ad-hoc personal file transfers.
Portable version
Apart from the standard package, three portable versions are also available: A generic package and two customized versions for LiberKey and Portableapps.com. The portable version runs on Wine in Linux.
Advertisements in installer
Some older versions of the WinSCP installer included OpenCandy advertising module or bundled Google Chrome. Since version 5.5.5 the installer does not contain any advertisement. WinSCP itself did not and does not contain any advertisements.
