SSH Clients recommendation for Windows?

godong · February 2016

Before assimilated into Apple drone, I've been using SSH Secure Shell as my preferred SSH client on Windows machine, however, the public/private key is not supported well in it. I know there's putty, but I don't really like it since it use .ppk for the key, which make me need to do an extra work.

Do you know/have recommendation of good SSH client in Windows that support key authentication, and better yet if it support config file with server access list as in *nix.

Thanks!

Brad · February 2016

Check out Xshell5.

Junkless · February 2016

Watching this thread

GCat · February 2016

Debian.

Neoon · February 2016

@GCat said:
Debian.

Has dependencies on Windows like: VirtualBox.

Infinity · February 2016

SecureCRT is really good, interface wise, it does cost a little but I've gotten to love in on Windows. It supports OpenSSH keys.

I don't use my Windows workstation that often any more though, I've replaced one of my Windows workstations with Debian and XFCE and just use regular terminal with that, and iTerm2 on OS X.

RockIslander · February 2016

When forced to use a windows box, I use Bitvise.

afterSt0rm · February 2016

I always setup a small environment using Cygwin. Default GNU Utils, curl, openssh and nano. Feels just like a real Linux terminal.

GM2015 · February 2016

Nice thing is on Cygwin you can switch between cmd and powershell if you want. Exiting CMD and Powershell can lead back to cygwin. Cygwin from what I've seen also recognises windows commands, so it's really good.

EkaatyLinux said: I always setup a small environment using Cygwin. Default GNU Utils, curl, openssh and nano. Feels just like a real Linux terminal.

raindog308 · February 2016

Infinity said: it does cost a little

$139, and if you want sftp it's extra. GTFO.

I've used SecureCRT and while it has some creature comforts that putty lacks, the price tag was ridiculous.

Mun · February 2016

https://www.royalapplications.com/ts/win/features

noaman · February 2016

Bitvise tunnelier

yywudi · February 2016

xshell, I'm still use version 4. it's free for personal/home use

hdpixel · February 2016

This does the job and it is free.

SSH Secure Shell Client
http://sils.unc.edu/it-services/servers/using-ssh

godong · February 2016

@RockIslander said:
When forced to use a windows box, I use Bitvise.

What makes you choose Bitvise?

godong · February 2016

@hdpixel said:
This does the job and it is free.

SSH Secure Shell Client
http://sils.unc.edu/it-services/servers/using-ssh

This is the one I've used in the past, it doesn't get the job done because it doesn't support normal private-public key authentication, you'd need to store the public key locally, instead of private key ...