Xshell description
A powerful SSH, TELNET and RLOGIN terminal emulator

Xshell is a powerful SSH, TELNET, and RLOGIN terminal emulator for Windows platforms. It allows users to gain access to Unix/Linux hosts easily and securely on a Windows workstation. SSH (Secure Shell) protocol supports encryption and user authentication for secure connections over the Internet, and it replaces legacy protocols such as TELNET and RLOGIN.

Xshell is designed to satisfy both beginners and advanced users. Its user interface is intuitive and it provides advanced users with powerful features such as local commands, searching with regular expressions, dynamic port forwarding, international languages and so forth.

Here are some key features of "Xshell":

General
· Supports SSH1, SSH2, SFTP, TELNET, and RLOGIN protocols
· Supports OpenSSH and ssh.com servers
· Multi-user configuration
· Keep alive option.
Session management
· Creates and manages session files for different hosts
· Supports a connection dialog box, address bar, local prompt, and shortcut to open sessions
· Provides a default session for quick connections
· Address bar supports URL commands and allows you to connect to a remote host with or without a saved session
· Xactivator enters into the system tray and allows you to open, close and manage multiple Xshell windows
· Automatic logon, wait & response scripts.
Security
· DSA public key, Password, and Keyboard Interactive authentication methods
· RSA/DSA key generation wizard and import/export features
· SSH authentication agent forwarding using Xagent utility
· AES128/192/256, 3DES, BLOWFISH, CAST128, ARCFOUR, RIJNDAEL encryption methods
· SHA1, SHA1-96, MD5, MD5-96, and RIPEMD160 MAC algorithms
· zlib compression
· Host key management dialog box
· User key management dialog box.
Terminal
· VT100, VT220, VT320, XTERM, LINUX, SCOANSI, and ANSI terminals
· International output encoding
· Compose bar
· Scroll buffer up to 32767 lines
· Text searching with regular expressions
· Scrolled copy
· Multi-byte support in copy & paste
· Bold font and ANSI color escape sequences.
Tunneling
· TCP/IP and X11 forwarding
· Dynamic port forwarding
· Tunneling bar allows you to monitor active forwarding channels and add new rules for the current session.
Appearance
· Simple and powerful user interface
· Adjustable toolbar
· Configurable cursor color and blinking speed
· Color scheme edit/import/export feature
· Font bar allows you to select a preferred font on the fly.
Local commands
· Local Xshell prompt for advanced users
· Local commands such as open, ssh, sftp, telnet, and rlogin.
· Local DOS commands such as ping, ipconfig, netstat, and nslookup
· Escaping to the local prompt while connecting to a remote host.
Interoperability
· Interoperable with Xmanager® program for X11 forwarding
· Interoperable with Xagent program for agent authentication and forwarding
· Interoperable with Xftp™ program for file transfer
· Editing scroll buffer text with Notepad
· Menu commands to cycle through Xshell™ windows.
File management
· SFTP download and upload
· ZMODEM download and upload
· ASCII file upload
· Logging sessions with or without escape sequences
· Logging connection and disconnection time for each session
· Printing selected text, screen, or scroll buffer


What's New in This Release:

· SSH authentication agent forwarding using Xagent
· Opening sessions via Xactivator
· Column select
· Adjustable cursor color and blinking speed
· Interoperable with Xftp program for file transfer
· SFTP download and upload
· NEW: Xagent now can list available keys in response to ssh-add of OpenSSH's SSH2 as well as SSH1
· FIX: Memory leaks when transferring files using SFTP protocol
· FIX: Terminal size report error of the RLOGIN protocol
· FIX: Deleted keys are listed in Xagent key list
· FIX: Password dialog's focus problem in Xagent
· FIX: Xshell crash when using tunneling bar with non-SSH protocols