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by PascLeRasc 3115 days ago
Putty's been being distributed over unsecured HTTP for years - I wouldn't be surprised if some companies' IT departments forbid it.
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ac29 3115 days ago
The main page [0] and main download [1] are HTTPS. GPG signatures are provided as well.

[0] https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.ht...

[1] https://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/w64/putty-64bit-...

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lostmsu 3114 days ago
That probably changed just recently.
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icedchai 3114 days ago
Downloading something over HTTPS doesn't magically make it secure.
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