Software Update: WinSCP 5.17.8

Version 5.17.8 of WinSCP has been released. This open source program allows files to be copied between two computers in a secure way. The program supports ftp, secure ftp and the older scpprotocol. WinSCP is not only available as a standalone program, but also as plugin for the FAR and Altap Salamander programmes. The following changes and improvements have been made in this release:

Changes in version 5.17.8:

• TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.1.1h.
• Allow using Windows Store apps aliases as terminals (particularly Windows Terminal). 1901
• Limiting error report and message search URLs to 4 KB, as larger URLs fail to open in some browsers.
• SSH private key tools (PuTTYgen and Pageant) upgraded to PuTTY 0.74.
• Bug fix: Session.CompareDirectories handles incorrectly files with names containing reserved XML characters. 1897
• Bug fix: Keep local directory up to date extension fails if error occurs before session URL is parsed.
• Bug fix: SFTP uploads started over already disconnected session do not reconnect automatically. 1913