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WinSCP 5.5.5

WinSCP is a SFTP client and FTP client for Windows. Its main function is the secure file transfer between a local and a remote computer. It uses Secure Shell (SSH) and supports, in addition to Secure FTP, also legacy SCP protocol.

WinSCP features:

  • Graphical user interface
  • Translated into several languages
  • Integration with Windows (drag&drop, URL, shortcut icons)
  • U3 support
  • All common operations with files
  • Support for SFTP and SCP protocols over SSH-1 and SSH-2 and plain old FTP protocol
  • Batch file scripting and command-line interface
  • Directory synchronization in several semi or fully automatic ways
  • Integrated text editor
  • Support for SSH password, keyboard-interactive, public key and Kerberos (GSS) authentication
  • Integrates with Pageant (PuTTY authentication agent) for full support of public key authentication with SSH
  • Explorer and Commander interfaces
  • Optionally stores session information
  • Optionally supports portable operation using a configuration file in place of registry entries, suitable for operation from removable media

What's fixed in this version:

  • TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.1i. Fixing several moderate severity security defects.
  • Workaround for ProFTPD/mod_sftp bug in SFTP space-available packet.
  • Using Reverses Order of Symlink Command Arguments workaround for ProFTPD/mod_sftp.
  • Workaround for Vandyke VShell incorrect announcement of checksum calculation support.
  • Improved detection if user shall be offered external editor auto configuration.
  • Showing error details when logging to a file fails.
  • Bug fix: If an INI file name is exactly winscp.ini, an INI file path on Preferences dialog is shown incorrectly.
  • Bug fix: Failure when processing results of upload in .NET assembly when a directory was created with explicitly set permissions as the first operation.
  • Bug fix: Keyboard accelerators to mask boxes on Edit file mask dialog were not working.
  • Bug fix: Not possible to select/enter file name with Unicode characters in filename input boxes.
  • Bug fix: Wrong “Timeout detected” message when FTP control connection is closed while transferring a file.
  • Bug fix: Cannot retrieve file from root folder of FTP server.
  • Bug fix: Mouse cursor of file list/directory tree splitter is not adjusted when Show directory tree left of file list preference option is enabled.

Download: WinSCP 5.5.5 | Standalone Executable | 4.9 MB (Open Source)
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