Software Update: WinSCP 5.8.3 RC

The development of WinSCP 5.8 has reached the first release candidate. 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 file managers FAR and Altap Salamander. The complete list of changes in this release is at this pagethese are the main ones:

WinSCP 5.8.3 RC released
The most important changes/additions are:

• Improvements to .NET assembly and custom commands to allow even better WinSCP extensions.
• Fixes various OpenSSL vulnerabilities.
• Performance improvements.

WinSCP 5.8.2 beta released
The most important changes/additions are:

• Script or .NET assembly code can be generated for file transfers.
• Fixes various OpenSSL vulnerabilities.
• The installer requests UAC elevation when started non-elevated.
• Custom commands can be distributed in a form of WinSCP extension.
• Enhanced tool tips.