OpenSSH for Wiindows(XP)

Secure Shell (SSH) is a network protocol for secure data communication, remote shell services or command execution and other secure network services between two networked computer that it connect via a secure channel/tunnel over an insecure network: a server and a client (running SSH server and SSH client programs)."Refer from wikipedia".

OpenSSH is a FREE version of the SSH connectivity tools that is used to secure data communication between two network using encryption method. OpenSSH usually used in Linux box such as Ubuntu, Fedora, and other open source Operating System. SSH are usually used with programs such as Secure Files Copies (SCP) and Secure Files Transfer (SFTP) form one machine to another machine.

In this post I will guide you how to install and configure OpenSSH in Windows PC (Windows XP). There are two softwares used in this tutorial which are as bellow :

1)OpenSSH for windows (Install in Windows XP)

2)Putty.exe (To test the SSH)

Installation Guide (Tried it on Windows XP)
Step 1 : Download OpenSSH for windows here or here
Step 2 : Extract the files and double click to install
Step 3 : Click Next

Step 4 : Accept the license agreements and click Next

Step 5 : Choose the components and click Next

Step 6 : Choose Install Location and click Next

Step 7 : Click Install

Step 8 : If the message bellow appear during the installation ,just click OK

Step 9 : Installation Successful, click Finish

Step 10 : Start the OpenSSH services

Testing the SSH configuration

Step 1 : Download the latest putty.exe from here

Step 2 : Run putty.exe

Step 3 : Type in the hostname/IP address as 127.0.0.1 and port 22 and click Open

Step 4 : Key in the Username and Password 

Thats it!! 

Hope this little info is helpful.

Wait for the next post in how to install and configure SSH in Windows 7(64bits).