Settings and Options 

o 

This becomes available when you select Encrypt contents of Site Manager. Select 

it to open a dialog to set and confirm a password for protecting the contents of the 

Site Manager. 

Remove Queue file passwords upon program exit 

o 

Select this to remove passwords from queued items. Next time you start CuteFTP, 

you will be prompted for a password to complete the transfer. 

o 

Clear this check box to allow passwords to be sent automatically for queued items. 

Remove Quick Connect and Connect to URL history upon program exit 

o 

Select this to erase any URLS and remove all sites from the Quick Connect drop 

down, when CuteFTP is shut down. 

o 

Clear this check box to keep URLS and to keep a list of sites in the Quick Connect 

drop down list even when CuteFTP is closed.  

SSH2 

SECURITY SETTINGS

To access the SSH2 security settings 

1.  From the menu, choose Tools > Global Options. 

2.  In the left pane, expand Security. 

3. Select 

SSH2 Security. 

Cipher  

Select the check box for every cipher (encryption algorithm) you want available for 

SSH2 connections. See Learning about SSH2 for an explanation of the algorithms. 

Clear the check box for any cipher you do not want available for SSH2 connections. 

Move your preferred cipher to the top of the list by highlighting it and clicking the up 

arrow 

 outside the list. 

Move your least preferred Cipher to the bottom of the list by highlighting it and 

clicking the down arrow 

 outside the list. 

MAC  

Select the check box for every MAC (Message Authentication Code) you want available 

for SSH2 connections. See Learning about SSH2 for an explanation of MACs. 

Clear the check box for any MAC you do not want available for SSH2 connections. 

Move your preferred MAC to the top of the list by highlighting it and clicking the up 

arrow 

 outside the list. 

Move your least  r

p eferred MAC to the bottom of the list by highlighting it and clicking 

the down arrow 

 outside the list. 

Use data compression 

Select this check box to compress transfers if the server will allow it. 

Clear this check box to refuse tra s

n fer compression. 

117