WinSCP 5.15.0 Open Source Free SFTP Client and FTP Client for PC Windows

- New !P pattern to include process ID into session log path.
- Logging file timestamps when transferring using SFTP protocol.
- Workaround for servers that do not acknowledge file transfer.
- Logging parsed directory listing on Normal logging level (previously on Debug 1 level).
- Bug fix: Failure when disposing Session of .NET assembly in process running with restricted privileges.
- Bug fix: open command record in logs with masked-out password did not contain the command name.
- Bug fix: Pointless attempt to update source file timestamp, when uploading with FTP protocol.
- Bug fix: Preserve timestamp checkbox was not available for uploads with FTP protocol.
- Bug fix: Failure when server does not acknowledge file upload with FTP protocol.
- Bug fix: Failure when creating local directory.
- Bug fix: When user cancels connection, authentication window is not closed.
- Bug fix: Build script was not working on 64-bit.
- Bug fix: Build script was calling non-existing target clean.
- Bug fix: Taskbar button does not flash, when message pops up, while WinSCP is on background.
- Bug fix: Custom command pattern !/ had incorrect value when executed on existing secondary shell session just after directory change.
- Bug fix: Failure when reconnecting session with automatic remote panel refresh enabled.
- Bug fix: Failure when canceling FTP password prompt.
- Bug fix: When Change stored password to this one option is checked on password prompt, password is not updated for current session.
- Bug fix: Mouse range selection does not start from focused file after directory reload.
- Bug fix: IP address range 172.16-172.31 was not detected as unroutable for FTP passive mode.
- Bug fix: Remote panel state is lost after closing Console window.
- Bug fix: Failure when reading file into internal editor.

- SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.1e.
- Not requiring the .NET assembly to exist in file.
- Not considering 3xx error code an error for post-login FTP commands.
- Workaround for servers that do not acknowledge file transfer.
- Bug fix: Failure after system-wide change.
- Bug fix: Issuer and Subject were swapped on Certificate verification prompt.
- Bug fix: Traversed subfolders are incorrectly included in find results.
- Bug fix: Wrong color indicator on session tab when session was not switched by clicking on the tab.
- Bug fix: Failure when auto remote directory refresh was triggered during operation initiated by drag&drop.
- Bug fix: Wrong timezone offset was applied with FTP protocol.
- Bug fix: It was not possible to preserve timezone offset of 24 hours and greater in stored session.
- Bug fix: Wrong timestamp conversion with FTP protocol.
- Bug fix: Error in .NET assembly when temporary path contains exclamation mark.
- Bug fix: Indefinite chain of errors when XML logging fails.

- Masking out password in open command in logs.
- Location of XML log file can be configured in .NET assembly.
- Bug fix: Several flaws in file mask validation on Edit mask dialog.
- Bug fix: Selecting and filtering files using exclude mask only was not working.
- Bug fix: Failure to open session in scripting from command line was not reported in exit code.
- Bug fix: Session settings TunnelHostKey was not working.
- Bug fix: Path word-breaking was not working on most dialogs.
- Bug fix: Timeout while waiting for user to enter password with FTP protocol.
- Bug fix: Newly created local directory is not opened with synchronized browsing.
- Bug fix: Cannot change local folder anymore after system-wide change, when local tree is hidden.
- Bug fix: Failure in Session.Open on x64 systems.
- Bug fix: Failure when starting as user without desktop.

- Not poping up progress window when application is minimized.
- Ensuring uniqueness of the XML logging path in .NET assembly.
- Bug fix: Never create Quick Launch icon on Windows 7 and newer also from Preferences dialog.
- Bug fix: Failure when reconnecting main session while transferring files in the background.
- Bug fix: Hangs when stopping watching for changes in local folder.
- Bug fix: Failure when reporting usage statistics.
- Bug fix: Failure when closing application, while checking for application updates.
- Bug fix: Session settings TunnelHostKey was not working.
- Bug fix: Session and directory information was not shown on tray icon tooltip.

- New VeriSign publisher certificate used for signing binaries.
- Including timezone information in a session log file.
- Installer creates desktop icon for all users by default.
- On Windows 8, installer creates only main icon on the Start screen.
- Added commands to execute PuTTYgen and Pageant to Tools menu on Login dialog.
- Allowing multiple fingerprints in SessionOptions.SshHostKeyFingerprint and SessionOptions.HostSslCertificateFingerprint.
- Logging FTP raw directory listing on Normal logging level.
- Raw session setting TunnelHostKey to verify tunnel session hostkey.
- Bug fix: Failure when saving file opened from closed session.
- Bug fix: Invalid executable signature.
- Bug fix: Never create Quick Launch icon on Windows 7 and newer.
- Bug fix: Notifications of completed operation (such as balloon notifications), when application is minimized, were not working.
- Bug fix: Hangs when showing Log windows while logging in.
- Bug fix: Retrieving file stats using non-absolute path may fail with FTP protocol.
- Bug fix: Error retrieving file stats using full path with FTP protocol.
- Bug fix: Treat timestamps in FTP MLSD/MLST results as UTC.
- Bug fix: Failure when FTP server returns “parent” directory is MLSD directory listing.
- Bug fix: Background transfer queues were not re-arranged with the sessions, when changing session tab order.
- Bug fix: Incorrect file was renamed when changing remote directory using directory tree while renaming file.
- Bug fix: Incorrect file list/directory tree splitter color (with themes turned off).
- Bug fix: Command on Console windows is not saved to history, when executed using Enter key.
- Bug fix: Could not use .NET assembly from path with special characters (like #).
- Bug fix: On re-installation, drag&drop shell extension was sometime not activated.
- Bug fix: Hangs when stopping watching for changes in local folder.
- Bug fix: Failure when canceling password prompt with FTP protocol.
- Bug fix: Empty directory listing was loaded twice with MLSD with FTP command.

- Bug fix: Local file/folder got recycled when dropped on folder on the same panel.

- FTP passive mode IP address is substituted with connection address automatically when passive mode address is unroutable.
- Postponing upload of modified edited remote file to allow the editor finish saving of the file.
- Parsed directory listing is logged.
- Bug fix: Instruction-only authentication prompts were failed, when predefined password was used in prior prompt already.
- Bug fix: Error when connecting to FTPS servers not supporting SSL session resuming.
- Bug fix: Bugs and other three-state session options were logged incorrectly.

- SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.1c.
- Embedded GPL licence text did not contain instructions for how to use GPL on your own programs.
- Full row select is by default turned ‘off’ to allow easier selection of files by mouse.
- Support for directory listing with timestamp format yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm with SCP protocol.
- With scripting exit code is recorded in the session log file.
- Bug fix: Fallback to registry storage, when implicit INI file storage was not writable, was not working.
- Bug fix: Incorrect Base64 encoding in HTTP Basic authentication with FTP protocol.
- Bug fix: Could not select files by dragging selection marquee.
- Bug fix: Shut down once operation completes was blocked by confirmation prompt.
- Bug fix: Failure on SSL session resuming. Thanks to Michael Lukashov.
- Bug fix: Command lls showed incorrect size for files over 2 GiB.
- Bug fix: Failure when generating valid local file name from name containing more than one invalid character.
- Bug fix: Authentication prompts with no actual prompt were always failed in scripting.
- Bug fix: Default session settings were not preserved, when set based on loaded stored session.
- Bug fix: Keepalives cause timeouts with FTP protocol.
- Bug fix: Incorrect timestamp timezone in XML log and .NET assembly.
- Bug fix: Failure when changing active session while background transfer queue list was being updated.

* SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.0g.
* Bug fix: State of Synchronize on start of Keep remote directory up to date dialog was not preserved.
* Bug fix: Progress window was incorrectly placed when reloading remote file opened in an Internal editor.
* Bug fix: File was uploaded after closing an internal editor even when not changed, but reloaded.
* Bug fix: With FTP protocol touch element was not generated in XML log file.
* Bug fix: Could not handle less common formats of passive connection data response from FTP server.
* Bug fix: Failure exit code always reported when reading script from standard input.
* Bug fix: File list flickered on every focus move on Windows XP with Explorer-style selection disabled.
* Bug fix: Progress bar tooltip is not hidden once the progress window disappears.

* Bug fix: “Chokes on SSH-2 ignore messages” SSH bug was always on.
* Back-propagated some improvements and fixes from 5.0.3 - 5.0.6 beta releases:
- All binaries are signed with Martin Prikryl publisher certificate.
- When script is aborted by the user, error exit code is used.
- Connect timeout is configurable.
- When renaming a folder within file panel, whole filename (including an extension) is always selected.
- In-application license text updated to GPLv3.
- Change: In mouse-only Explorer-style selection mode, single-file implicit mouse-selection is not preserved, when focus/selection is subsequently changed using keyboard.
- SSH core upgraded to PuTTY 0.62. It brings following changes:
> Security fix: WinSCP no longer retains passwords in memory by mistake. password-not-wiped
> Bug fix: Spurious “Access denied” printed in the authentication window after GSSAPI failure. gssapi-access-denied
> Bug fix: 0.61-style Pageant did not work with 0.60-style WinSCP. pageant-backwards-compatibility
- Bug fix: Fixed parsing owner/group with modified ID on Properties dialog.
- Bug fix: When switching between session and shared bookmarks, path was not updated on the Open directory dialog.
- Bug fix: Internal “Operation aborted” errors were not suppressed for background transfers.
- Bug fix: Path label was not resized with larger shell font size.
- Bug fix: Default permissions for new remote directory did not include Execute right.
- Bug fix: Duplicate reconnect prompt when connection is lost, while transferring file in subdirectory.
- Bug fix: Error was signaled from script when connection stalled even when it was reconnected.
- Bug fix: Failure to locate GetUserNameEx.
- Bug fix: Records of files transferred within subdirectory were written at once, not continuously, in XML logging.
- Bug fix: In mouse-only Explorer-style selection mode, selection was not cleared after clicking outside of selection, after focus/selection was previously changed using keyboard.
- Bug fix: Session name was not preserved when duplicating session into a new window.
- Bug fix: Installer was not removing translations of previous versions on Windows 7.
* OpenCandy advertising module reintroduced to the installer. There’s also ad-free alternative installer available.

* Bug fix: Translations were not included in setup.
* Bug fix: Versions of 3rd party components were not updated in translations.
* Back-propagates some improvements and fixes from 5.0 - 5.0.2 beta releases:
- SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.0e.
- Explorer-style file selection with mouse is enabled by default in Commander interface.
- Starting renaming the next file after confirming rename with Tab key.
- Logging local account into session log.
- F10 key closes an internal editor.
- Installer without OpenCandy does not include OpenCandy licence anymore.
- Bug fix: Directory listing was shown as part of the file transfer error message with FTP protocol.
- Bug fix: Internal editor window is not restored when minimized when editing the already file again.
- Bug fix: Link to a parent directory is not read in an empty remote root folder.
- Bug fix: Failure when session is closed unexpectedly in scripting.
- Bug fix: Duplicate shortcut key in local Open directory window.

* SSH core upgraded to PuTTY 0.61. It brings following changes:
- When WinSCP fails to get a response from Pageant, it logs the fact.
- Bug fix: Workaround for some servers blithely responding to winadj@putty.projects.tartarus.org with SSH_MSG_CHANNEL_SUCCESS despite probably having no idea what it means. winadj-success
- Bug fix: Pageant authentication was not working.
* The command list -a is stopped being used when returned listing is empty.
* Using HTTP/1.1 when checking for application updates.
* Bug fix: Unwanted auto-completion in comboboxes when resizing the window.
* Bug fix: Arguments (passwords in particular) passed to PuTTY were not escaped correctly.
* Bug fix: Special permissions were not preserved correctly in configuration.
* Bug fix: Another invalid timezone shifting of file timestamps with FTP protocol.
* Bug fix: Failure when connection closes with FTP protocol.
* Bug fix: WinSCP was hanging when FTP directory listing connection was closed without response to LIST command.
* Bug fix: Slow startup when there are disconnected network drives.
* Bug fix: Notification balloon was displayed after finishing of every queue task.
* Bug fix: No fallback to IPv4 with SSH.

* Rolled back increase of socket internal buffer size for SSH.
* SSH core upgraded to the latest development snapshot of PuTTY (2011-03-04, revision 9120). It brings following changes:
- Support for “zlib@openssh.com” compression.
- Small performace improvements.
* On Windows 7 progress of operation is shown on the taskbar button.
* URLs with IPv6 address are supported.
* Removed length limit for FTP Post login commands.
* Colon in stored session name and IPv6 addresses is escaped when used for generated name of session log file.
* State of Advanced options checkbox is always remembered.
* Source of the configuration is stored into session log.
* Navigating back/forward with synchronized browsing enabled affects both panels.
* When renaming a file during transfer, only filename (without an extension) is optionally selected.
* File renaming is not started, when only focusing application.
* Session colors are used on stored session list.
* Setup will default to use the same language as the last time.
* Setup will not try to replace the drag&drop shell extension unless newer version is included. This prevents setup from requiring restart in many cases.
* Bug fix: Incorrect conversion of timestamps between local and remote systems with respect to DST on Windows 2008 R2.
* Bug fix: Failure on transfer error with SCP protocol.
* Bug fix: Invalid timezone shifting of file timestamps with FTP protocol.
* Bug fix: Pageant authentication was not working on x64.
* Bug fix: Failure when reconnection fails with FTP protocol.
* Bug fix: Failure when reconnecting with FTP protocol.
* Bug fix: chmod command was not skipped with SCP protocol, when changing file properties but not changing permissions.
* Bug fix: Error when uploading file with specific size with FTP protocol.

* SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.0d.
* Enabled TLS extensions in OpenSSL, what resolves problems with some FTP servers.
* Change: Compare directories command uses Shift+F2 shortcut instead of Ctrl+C.
* Added support for dragging files from WinRAR.
* Default ascii file mask extended with *.js.
* SSH core upgraded to the latest development snapshot of PuTTY.
* Bug fix: Check for application updates was not working.
* Bug fix: Error response to SFTP initialization request was sometimes parsed incorrectly.
* Bug fix: It was not possible to skip errors during some operations.
* Bug fix: Home directory was incorrect after reconnect with FTP protocol.
* Bug fix: It was sometimes not possible to initiate file renaming.