When you realize that you need an SSH client to make your
data transfer secure, the question is raised which SSH client to use.
Here you will find a comparison of Private Shell with one of
the popular SSH clients PuTTY.
| Feature |
PuTTY 0.57 |
Private Shell 2.0 |
| SSH protocols supported |
SSH1, SSH2 |
SSH1, SSH2 |
| AES, Blowfish, 3DES ciphers support |
Yes |
Yes |
| Twofish, CAST-128, Arcfour ciphers support |
No |
Yes |
| Supported key types |
RSA, DSA |
RSA, DSA |
Authentication with security tokens
[Security tokens are hardware devices providing
a higher level of security since most operations with data
are done in the hardware] |
No |
Yes |
| Connection parameters saving |
Yes, sessions |
Yes, profiles |
| Ability to save server password for the connection |
No |
Yes, encrypted |
| Telnet protocol support |
Yes |
Yes |
Configuration Wizard
[helps to quickly
configure the program for the most common tasks such as
terminal connection, secure e-mail tunneling, secure
MySQL and CVS connection, etc.] |
No |
Yes |
| Store configuration in a file instead of the registry |
No |
Yes |
| Connection logging |
Yes |
Yes |
Different character sets support
[used
for connection to localized servers] |
Yes |
Yes |
X11 connection forwarding and authentication
[used to forward remote X11 connections to the local display] |
Yes |
Yes |
Port forwarding
[provides secure connections to third-party
applications] |
Yes |
Yes |
| Command line support |
Yes |
Yes |
Data compression
[compresses all data going through the SSH channel to
reduce traffic] |
Yes |
Yes |
Remote printing
[allows the server to which you are connected to print on your
local printer] |
Yes |
Yes |
| Different cursor and numpad keys modes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Custom keyboard mapping |
No |
Yes |
| Ability to send Alt-F4 to a remote computer |
Yes |
Yes |
SSH and TCP keepalives
[keeps connection alive by sending empty SSH or TCP packets]
| Yes |
Yes |
| GUI SFTP client |
No |
Yes |
| Qualitative support service
|
No |
Yes *1 |
| Secure distribution |
No |
Yes *2 |
| Custom solutions |
No |
Yes *3 |
| *1 If you encounter a problem using
Private Shell, you can ask our
support team and get an answer in one working day. |
| *2 Since PuTTY is an open-source
program, it is possible to find a distribution that was not
built by the official PuTTY authors but by somebody else.
On the other hand Private Shell distribution is built
by Imposant only
and can be downloaded from this page. |
| *3 If you think that Private Shell
is good for you but you need an additional service (and/or
features), you can contact Private Shell
support team and ask for a custom solution.
|
