PuTTY FAQ
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- Appendix A of the manual, also published on the web site. Cited: A.3.1 ports, A.5.2 data storage, A.8.4 Microsoft Store, A.9.1-A.9.5 official web sites, A.9.11 donations, A.9.12 redistribution permission, A.9.13-A.9.17 indemnity, signed agreements and licence permanence, A.9.18 export control and FIPS, A.9.19 vendor questionnaires, A.9.20 checksums, A.10.1 code origin. Undated; page last modified 2026-08-16.
- Aliases
- PuTTY Frequently Asked Questions; manual Appendix A
- Evidence
- PuTTY is free software, not shareware
- PuTTY users do not pay the developers
- No need to ask for explicit permission
- No signed documents accepting liability
- No individual agreements with users
- PuTTY team is not a software vendor
- Granted permission cannot be revoked
- PuTTY code written from scratch
- No paid support
- Believed 5D002, not definitive
- No FIPS certification
- putty.org is not the PuTTY website
- the.earth.li download host is legitimate
- Other Microsoft Store copies are third-party
- Registry settings location