Sunday, February 17, 2008

PuTTY Connection Manager

PuTTY Connection Manager
PuTTY Connection Manager is a free PuTTY Client Add-on for Windows platforms which goal is to provide a solution for managing multiple PuTTY instances.

Features

Features
Tabs and dockable windows for PuTTY instances.
Fully compatible with PuTTY configuration (using registry).
Easily customizable to optimize workspace (fullscreen, minimze to tray, add/remove toolbar, etc...).
Automatic login feature regardless to protocol restrictions (user keyboard simulation).
Post-login commands (execute any shell command when logged).
Connection Manager : Manage a large number of connections with specific configuration (auto-login, specific PuTTY Session, post-command, etc...).
Quick connect toolbar to quickly launch a PuTTY connection.
Import/Export whole connections informations to XML format (generate your configuration automatically from another tool and import it, or export your configuration for backup purpose).
Encrypted configuration database option available to store connections informations safely (external library supporting AES algorithm used with key sizes of 128, 192 and 256 bits, please refer for the legal status of encryption software in your country).
Standalone executable, no setup required.
Localizable : English (default) and French available (only when using setup version, standalone is english only).
Completely free for non-commercial, and personal use : PuTTY Connection Manager is freeware.

Requirements
This software is a C# application. Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 is needed. Setup will download and install if needed. Standalone will not work if .NET Framework 2.0 not present..

PuTTY Connection Manager doesn't embbed PuTTY. You must download and use your own PuTTY client. PuTTY v0.60 is recommended (bug identified with previous versions such as 0.59). You can download it here.

Downloads
The latest version is beta 0.6.0.4822. Here is the list of changes.
Current beta version : 0.6.0.4822
Setup (~1.94Mb, ..NET 2.0 downloaded and installed by setup if needed) - Encryption library 0.6.0.0 required if using database encryption
Standalone Executable (~1.63Mb, .NET 2.0 required) - Encryption library 0.6.0.0 required if using database encryption
Help file (~1.34Mb, not included in standalone version)
Encryption library : 0.6.0.0
AES library (~212Kb, not included in PuTTY Connection Manager ) : AES Rijndael Managed 128, 192 and 256 bits encryption support. Please refer for the legal status of encryption software in your country.

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