SecureCRT

SecureCRT is a commercial SSH and Telnet client and terminal emulator by VanDyke Software. Originally a Windows product, VanDyke later added a Mac OS X version in 2010 with release v6.6^[3][4] and a Linux version in 2011 with release v6.7.^[5]

SecureCRT

SecureCRT for Windows 7 connected to several servers
Developer(s)	VanDyke Software
Initial release	October 4, 1995; 29 years ago (1995-10-04)
Stable release(s)
iOS 3.0.1[1]  / 21 December 2023 Linux 9.6.1[2]  / 17 December 2024 macOS 9.6.1[2]  / 17 December 2024 Windows 9.6.1[2]  / 17 December 2024
Platform	Windows, macOS, Linux, Unix
Type	Terminal emulator
License	Proprietary
Website	VanDyke Software, Inc.

History

SecureCRT is a GUI-based telnet client and terminal emulator originally called CRT. It was first released in the autumn of 1995 by VanDyke Software.^[6][7] Originally released as a premium version of CRT with support for SSH encryption, SecureCRT later absorbed the CRT product entirely. The program is part of a line of networking software which includes SecureFX, a file transfer client with SSL capability, and VShell, an 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, modeled after the Unix command of the same name) for use with VShell is also sold by the company. All offerings are commercialware.

Features

• Graphical user interface with tab support and configurable sessions
• Extensive protocol support (SSH1, SSH2, RDP, 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^[8][9]

Compatibility

SecureCRT runs on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 and Windows 11. It also runs on the Windows Server series of operating systems.^[10] For Windows Vista and later, a 64-bit version is available for download.

SecureCRT is also available for macOS^[3][11] and Linux Ubuntu.

Export restrictions

SecureCRT is developed in New Mexico, and is therefore subject to United States export restrictions.