How secure is the ssh server in Cygwin

From: Rachan Malhotra (RMalhotra_at_freightdesk.com)
Date: 02/19/04

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    I am running sshd in Cygwin on my Windows server. I want to connect to
    it from other windows machines at work and also from home. Please tell
    me how secure it is compared to the ssh server in Unix/Linux.

    Thanks,
    Rachan

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