Chapter 8. Solutions in this chapter:

  • Using Windows SSH Clients
  • Selecting an SSH Server for Windows
  • Using SUA SSH Servers
  • Using Cygwin SSH Servers
  • Using Native Windows SSH Servers
  • Summary
  • Solutions Fast Track
  • Frequently Asked Questions

Introduction

Historically, Windows has been a graphical operating system. The initial 16-bit versions of Windows were overlays over MS-DOS. However, Microsoft developed a comprehensive set of native 32-bit Windows APIs, collectively known as Win32, designed to be the core of a family of native Windows operating systems. The first of these systems, Windows NT, offered Win32 as the main environment; a subset of these APIs, Win32s, was back-ported to Windows for Workgroups. Windows 95 provided native support for ...

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