WinSCP 5.5.5

WinSCP is an open source free SFTP client, SCP client, FTPS client and FTP client for Windows. Its main function is file transfer between a local and a remote computer.

Razvan Serea News Reporter Neowin · Aug 21, 2014 16:18 EDT

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.