In the face of increased privacy and security concerns, an application that foster secure communications over the internal network and the internet are becoming increasingly popular. The reasons for security concerns are understandable, the ever-increasing number of hacking attempts and successful hack instances are alarming.
Therefore, it is logical to develop a reasonable layer of security while working on the internet. WinSCP is a multi-protocol client application that encrypts the communication between the client software and the server. The program can handle FTP, SFTP, SCP, and SSH connections.
Besides the encryption of communication between the client and server computers, the application also cleans application data and important export/server entries and configurations of the application from other computers.
The main application windows consist of two panes one for the local computer and the second for the remote server. The application can open multiple sessions to the same or different server. It also has advanced filtering capabilities to show only specific file extensions as required. It can launch Putty SSH terminals, cave workspace and synchronize data among other excellent features.
Portable WinSCP is licensed as freeware for PC or laptop with Windows 32 bit and 64 bit operating system. It is in ftp tools category and is available to all software users as a free download.