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PuTTY, the Glossary

PuTTY is a free and open-source terminal emulator, serial console and network file transfer application.^[1]

55 relations: Advanced Encryption Standard, ANSI escape code, Berkeley r-commands, Blowfish (cipher), C (programming language), Classic Mac OS, Communication protocol, Comparison of SSH clients, Data Encryption Standard, Digital Signature Algorithm, Dynamic-link library, EdDSA, Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm, File Transfer Protocol, Free and open-source software, Generic Security Services Application Program Interface, IPv6, Linux, MacOS, Microsoft Windows, Minicom, Mintty, MIT License, O'Reilly Media, Operating system, Port forwarding, Porting, Public-key cryptography, RC4, ReactOS, RSA (cryptosystem), Secure copy protocol, Secure Shell, Serial port, Simon Tatham, Single sign-on, SSH File Transfer Protocol, Ssh-agent, Symbian, System console, Tab (interface), Telnet, Tera Term, Terminal emulator, Triple DES, Ubuntu MATE, Unix-like, VT100, VT220, Windows Mobile, ... Expand index (5 more) »
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Advanced Encryption Standard

The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), also known by its original name Rijndael, is a specification for the encryption of electronic data established by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 2001.

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ANSI escape code

ANSI escape sequences are a standard for in-band signaling to control cursor location, color, font styling, and other options on video text terminals and terminal emulators.

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Berkeley r-commands

The Berkeley r-commands are a suite of computer programs designed to enable users of one Unix system to log in or issue commands to another Unix computer via TCP/IP computer network.

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Blowfish (cipher)

Blowfish is a symmetric-key block cipher, designed in 1993 by Bruce Schneier and included in many cipher suites and encryption products.

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C (programming language)

C (pronounced – like the letter c) is a general-purpose programming language.

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Classic Mac OS

Mac OS (originally System Software; retronym: Classic Mac OS) is the series of operating systems developed for the Macintosh family of personal computers by Apple Computer, Inc. from 1984 to 2001, starting with System 1 and ending with Mac OS 9.

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Communication protocol

A communication protocol is a system of rules that allows two or more entities of a communications system to transmit information via any variation of a physical quantity.

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Comparison of SSH clients

An SSH client is a software program which uses the secure shell protocol to connect to a remote computer. PuTTY and Comparison of SSH clients are cryptographic software and secure Shell.

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Data Encryption Standard

The Data Encryption Standard (DES) is a symmetric-key algorithm for the encryption of digital data.

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Digital Signature Algorithm

The Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) is a public-key cryptosystem and Federal Information Processing Standard for digital signatures, based on the mathematical concept of modular exponentiation and the discrete logarithm problem.

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Dynamic-link library

A dynamic-link library (DLL) is a shared library in the Microsoft Windows or OS/2 operating system.

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EdDSA

In public-key cryptography, Edwards-curve Digital Signature Algorithm (EdDSA) is a digital signature scheme using a variant of Schnorr signature based on twisted Edwards curves.

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Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm

In cryptography, the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) offers a variant of the Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) which uses elliptic-curve cryptography.

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File Transfer Protocol

The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard communication protocol used for the transfer of computer files from a server to a client on a computer network.

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Free and open-source software

Free and open-source software (FOSS) is software that is available under a license that grants the right to use, modify, and distribute the software, modified or not, to everyone free of charge.

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Generic Security Services Application Program Interface

The Generic Security Service Application Program Interface (GSSAPI, also GSS-API) is an application programming interface for programs to access security services.

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IPv6

Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is the most recent version of the Internet Protocol (IP), the communications protocol that provides an identification and location system for computers on networks and routes traffic across the Internet.

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Linux

Linux is both an open-source Unix-like kernel and a generic name for a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. PuTTY and Linux are free software programmed in C.

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MacOS

macOS, originally Mac OS X, previously shortened as OS X, is an operating system developed and marketed by Apple since 2001.

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Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a product line of proprietary graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft.

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Minicom

Minicom is a text-based modem control and terminal emulator program for Unix-like operating systems including Cygwin, originally written by Miquel van Smoorenburg, and modeled somewhat after the popular MS-DOS program Telix but is open source. PuTTY and Minicom are free communication software, free software programmed in C and free terminal emulators.

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Mintty

mintty is a free and open source terminal emulator for Cygwin, the Unix-like environment for Windows. PuTTY and Mintty are free software programmed in C and free terminal emulators.

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MIT License

The MIT License is a permissive software license originating at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the late 1980s.

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O'Reilly Media, Inc. (formerly O'Reilly & Associates) is an American learning company established by Tim O'Reilly provides technical and professional skills development courses via an online learning platform.

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Operating system

An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.

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Port forwarding

In computer networking, port forwarding or port mapping is an application of network address translation (NAT) that redirects a communication request from one address and port number combination to another while the packets are traversing a network gateway, such as a router or firewall.

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Porting

In software engineering, porting is the process of adapting software for the purpose of achieving some form of execution in a computing environment that is different from the one that a given program (meant for such execution) was originally designed for (e.g., different CPU, operating system, or third party library).

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Public-key cryptography

Public-key cryptography, or asymmetric cryptography, is the field of cryptographic systems that use pairs of related keys. PuTTY and Public-key cryptography are cryptographic software.

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RC4

In cryptography, RC4 (Rivest Cipher 4, also known as ARC4 or ARCFOUR, meaning Alleged RC4, see below) is a stream cipher.

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ReactOS

ReactOS is a free and open-source operating system for i586/amd64 personal computers intended to be binary-compatible with computer programs and device drivers developed for Windows Server 2003 and later versions of Microsoft Windows. PuTTY and ReactOS are 1998 software and free software programmed in C.

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RSA (cryptosystem)

RSA (Rivest–Shamir–Adleman) is a public-key cryptosystem, one of the oldest widely used for secure data transmission.

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Secure copy protocol

Secure copy protocol (SCP) is a means of securely transferring computer files between a local host and a remote host or between two remote hosts. PuTTY and secure copy protocol are cryptographic software.

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Secure Shell

The Secure Shell Protocol (SSH) is a cryptographic network protocol for operating network services securely over an unsecured network. PuTTY and secure Shell are cryptographic software.

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Serial port

A serial port is a serial communication interface through which information transfers in or out sequentially one bit at a time.

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Simon Tatham

Simon Tatham (born 3 May 1977) is a British computer programmer.

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Single sign-on

Single sign-on (SSO) is an authentication scheme that allows a user to log in with a single ID to any of several related, yet independent, software systems.

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SSH File Transfer Protocol

In computing, the SSH File Transfer Protocol (also known as Secure File Transfer Protocol or SFTP) is a network protocol that provides file access, file transfer, and file management over any reliable data stream. PuTTY and SSH File Transfer Protocol are secure Shell.

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Ssh-agent

Secure Shell (SSH) is a protocol allowing secure remote login to a computer on a network using public-key cryptography. PuTTY and Ssh-agent are cryptographic software.

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Symbian

Symbian was a mobile operating system (OS) and computing platform designed for smartphones.

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System console

One meaning of system console, computer console, root console, operator's console, or simply console is the text entry and display device for system administration messages, particularly those from the BIOS or boot loader, the kernel, from the init system and from the system logger.

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Tab (interface)

In interface design, a tab is a graphical user interface object that allows multiple documents or panels to be contained within a single window, using tabs as a navigational widget for switching between sets of documents.

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Telnet

Telnet (short for "teletype network") is a client/server application protocol that provides access to virtual terminals of remote systems on local area networks or the Internet.

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Tera Term

Tera Term (alternatively TeraTerm) is an open-source, free, software implemented, terminal emulator (communications) program. PuTTY and tera Term are cryptographic software, free terminal emulators and Telnet.

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Terminal emulator

A terminal emulator, or terminal application, is a computer program that emulates a video terminal within some other display architecture.

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Triple DES

In cryptography, Triple DES (3DES or TDES), officially the Triple Data Encryption Algorithm (TDEA or Triple DEA), is a symmetric-key block cipher, which applies the DES cipher algorithm three times to each data block.

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Ubuntu MATE

Ubuntu MATE is a free and open-source Linux distribution and an official derivative of Ubuntu.

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Unix-like

A Unix-like (sometimes referred to as UN*X or *nix) operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, although not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification.

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VT100

The VT100 is a video terminal, introduced in August 1978 by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC).

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VT220

The VT200 series is a family of computer terminals introduced by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in November 1983.

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Windows Mobile

Windows Mobile was a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft for smartphones and personal digital assistants.

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Windows Phone

Windows Phone (WP) is a discontinued mobile operating system developed by Microsoft for smartphones as the replacement successor to Windows Mobile and Zune.

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WinSCP

WinSCP (Windows Secure Copy) is a file manager, SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), WebDAV, Amazon S3, and secure copy protocol (SCP) client for Microsoft Windows. PuTTY and WinSCP are cryptographic software, Portable software and SSH File Transfer Protocol clients.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PuTTY

Also known as PSCP, Pageant.exe, Plink, PortaPuTTY, Psftp, Pterm, PuTTYgen, Putty (SSH), Putty (software), Putty (telnet client).

, Windows Phone, WinSCP, X Window System, Xterm, Zlib.

PuTTY, the Glossary

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See also

Free communication software

Free terminal emulators

SSH File Transfer Protocol clients

Secure Shell

Telnet

References