Chapter 18. PuTTY for Windows
The world is full of rich, hyper-powerful SSH implementations, but sometimes simplicity is best. Enter PuTTY, a tiny, uncomplicated, free SSH client for Microsoft Windows.[184] There’s no installation procedure, no steep learning curve, and in many cases, no configuration needed.
At press time, PuTTY was still labeled as “beta” software, but don’t be discouraged: it’s a robust and just plain useful SSH client. Thanks to Simon Tatham for creating the PuTTY suite of programs, releasing them as free software, and writing a detailed manual on his web site. Because PuTTY’s manual is very good, we’ll focus on the most common uses. This chapter covers PuTTY Version 0.56.
[184] It’s also available for Unix, but OpenSSH and Tectia are so widespread that we don’t see much point in using PuTTY on Unix platforms.
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