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Do not recommend usage of scp anymore

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[IMPORTANT]
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The SCP protocol is not well designed and can cause unexpected results. In the past it was source of several CVEs where malicious server could override files in local filesystem when downloading files. It is recommended to use SFTP when possible. See the next section for more information.
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=== Using the [command]#sftp# Utility
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