SecureCRT is a commercial SSH and Telnet client and terminal emulator by VanDyke Software. Originally a Windows product, VanDyke has recently added a Mac OS X version[1] and Linux version.[2]
History
SecureCRT is a GUI-based telnet client and terminal emulator which started out life as CRT, which was released in the autumn of 1995.[3][4] Originally released as a premium version of CRT with support for SSH encryption, SecureCRT later replaced the CRT product entirely. These programmes are part of a line of networking software which includes SecureFX, a file transfer client with SSL capability which replaced their earlier AbsoluteFTP product and VShell, which is a SSH server. SecureCRT and SecureFX can be started from within each other and use a combined host information list. A separately-sold pack of command-line tools (e.g. scp) for use with VShell is also sold by the company. All of the above are commercialware.
Features
- Graphical user interface with tab support and configurable sessions
- Extensive protocol support (SSH1, SSH2, Telnet, Telnet over SSL, Rlogin, Serial, TAPI)
- Support for a large number of ciphers: AES-128, AES-192, AES-256, AES-128-CTR, AES-192-CTR, AES-256-CTR, Twofish, Blowfish, 3DES, and RC4
- Advanced SSH features including public key assistant, X.509, smart card and GSSAPI support, X11 forwarding, tunneling of other protocols,
- Advanced terminal emulation capabilities (VT100, VT102, VT220, ANSI, SCO ANSI, Wyse 50/60, Xterm, and Linux terminals) with full Unicode support
- 128,000-line scrollback and unlimited logging capabilities
- WSH Scripting support, meaning it can be programmed in VBScript, JScript, PerlScript, ooRexxScript, PythonScript, TclScript, PHPScript, variants of Delphi, Rexx, Basic, and any other available WSH scripting engines.
- File transfers available via SecureFX integration
- FIPS compliance[5][6]
VanDyke Software has further information on their web site.
Compatibility
SecureCRT runs on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7, Windows 8. It also runs on the Windows Server series of operating systems.[7] For Windows Vista and later, a 64-bit version is available for download.
VanDyke Software recently announced a version of SecureCRT for Mac OS X.[8][9]
In February 2011, VanDyke released a beta version of SecureCRT for Linux along with their 6.7 beta.[10] In May of the same year, the Linux release was finalized.
Popularity
SecureCRT is a popular choice among system and network administrators,[11] but it has been criticized for being too expensive. This is in part due to its main competitor on the Windows platform, PuTTY, being free software. While a free trial of SecureCRT is available,[12] registration is required and the trial version will stop working after 30 days.
Export restrictions
SecureCRT is developed in New Mexico, and is therefore subject to United States export restrictions.
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