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| DATE | 2026-04-14 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [Hangout - NYLXS] the war on scp
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https://itsfoss.com/deprecated-linux-commands/
scp – potentially deprecated
The scp command, short for secure copy, uses the SSH protocol to copy
files between two Linux machines. Its biggest USP is that it strongly
follows the normal cp command syntax.
This is why scp is hugely popular among Linux users. You know the cp
command for copying files from one location to another in the local
machine. You use a similar syntax for copying files between machines.
However, the scp command seems to be problematic. The SCP protocol is
decades old, hasn’t been updated and has many security vulnerabilities,
complained OpenSSH.
This is why distributions are advocating to deprecate it for another
command like rsync or create a new version of scp that uses sftp
protocol underneath. Red Hat and Fedora have already created a new
implementation of scp.
For other distributions, the use of scp remains debatable. Considering
the looming uncertainty, it will be wise to start moving to rsync.
📋
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