Software Update: WinSCP 5.9

Version 5.9 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 file managers FAR and Altap Salamander. The main improvements made in version 5.9 can be found below.

New features and enhancements include:

• Significantly improved WinSCP look and feel in large font / high DPI environments
• Improved transfer speed with SFTP and SCP protocols
• Automatic WinSCP updates (only for donors)
• Support for authentication with TLS/SSL client certificates
• Dual code signing binaries with both SHA-1 and SHA-256
• Custom commands can be distributed in a form of configurable WinSCP extension
• WinSCP script template or WinSCP .NET assembly code template can be generated in GUI
• Switch -latest for get and put commands to transfer the latest file only