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Changes made in version 12.14(February 15, 2024)

  • FIX for zmodem crash when selecting large numbers of files

Changes made in version 12.13(January 31, 2024)

  • FIX for port forwarding bug introduced in 11.39

Changes made in version 12.12(January 25, 2024)

  • FIX for authentication agent forwarding that was breaking on some servers without an error or explanation.  Internally, AbsoluteTelnet did not recognize some optional extensions offered by the server and aborted instead of simply ignoring them.  Servers that did not offer agent extensions had no problems.
  • FIX for ASCII file downloads over SFTP.  Prior to version 12.12, some characters would be truncated from the end of the file.

Changes made in version 12.11(January 5, 2024)

  • Introduced SSH Strict KEX to address Terrapin vulnerability (see TERRAPIN)

Changes made in version 11.42(November 27, 2023)

  • Fixed bug with 'classic' mode introduced in 11.41

Changes made in version 11.41(November 16, 2023)

  • Implemented OpenSSH ETM Macs (Encrypt then MAC)
  • Implemented SHA2 signatures for authentication keys  (RFC-8308)
  • Added configurable shell options to enable things like sourceforge interactive shell (Option->Properties->Connection->SSH2->Options)
  • Fix some crash scenarios
  • Fix other minor bugs
  • Reconfirm backward compatibility to Windows 7

Changes made in version 11.38(June 28, 2023)

  • Fix buffer overrun bug causing a crash when license keys aren't entered correctly
  • Upgraded build environment to Visual studio to 2019
  • Code signing using new Sectigo hardware based token

Changes made in version 11.36(January 26, 2023)

  • Fixed bug in agent forwarding that prevented it from working with smart cards

Changes made in version 11.35(July 14, 2022)

  • New decryption algorithms for encrypted keys (AES256-ctr, IDEA, Camellia, DES-CBC)
  • Support for reading the new putty PPK key format
  • Fixed crashing during printing

Changes made in version 11.33(April 17, 2022)

  • New version available now in the Microsoft app store
  • Updates for dpi-awareness to improve images, icons, menus, and fonts in multi-dpi desktops

Changes made in version 11.29(September 27, 2021)

  • Enable RSA sha2 and sha5 verifiers
  • Fix passthrough printing for V4 xps printer drivers
  • Updates for cleaner shutdown

Changes made in version 11.24(August 13, 2020)

  • Fixed display problem in VIM under Ubuntu 18
  • Fixed registration error in single-user install after system-level install had previously been done.

Changes made in version 11.22(June 20, 2020)

  • Eliminated extra prompting and messaging on screen during key re-exchange
  • Fixed crash when application was exiting but couldn't write back the config file it was using
  • Added timestamps for signtool
  • Enhance dump file reporting for single-user installs
  • Fix problem where application window would sometimes not display at all
  • Fix decrypt of OpenSSH 'new' format keys under 32-bit build

Changes made in version 11.21(March 14, 2020)

  • Add support for new format of openssh key files
  • ED25519 algorithm for HOST KEYS and public key authentication
  • ECDSA   algorithm for HOST KEYS and public key authentication
  • ECDH    host key exchange
  • Added single-user install that doesn't require admin permission
  • Fixed X11 forwarding
  • Fixed dynamic port forwarding

Changes made in version 11.12(August 12, 2019)

  • Created installer to install 32-bit application on 64-bit windows.  This is necessary for those who wish to continue to use scripting, which doesn't have a 64-bit implementation.
  • Added explicit warning to 64-bit version when scripting is attempted.
  • Fixed crash during Dynamic port forwarding under heavy load
  • Fixed application's failure to upload prior crash for analysis

Changes made in version 11.09(July 26, 2019)

  • Corrected X11 display forwarding broken in 11.07
  • Adjusted some display elements to display their full width

Changes made in version 11.07(March 1, 2019)

  • On 64-bit machines, installer now installs a 64-bit version of the app.
  • Included ED25519 for host keys, which is now the minimum required on some servers
  • Added support for three new Diffie-Hellman key exchange algorithms :
    • diffie-hellman-group14-sha256
    • diffie-hellman-group16-sha512
    • diffie-hellman-group18-sha512
  • Improved windows 10 DPI scaling using per-monitor DPI (version 2).  In short, windows now scale properly when you move them between monitors with different resolutions (primary monitor, external monitor, laptop monitor, etc)
  • Improved error handling using Windows Error Reporting, allowing a user to capture

Changes made in version 10.16(Jul 13, 2016)

  • Maintenance fix, several small display bugs related to xterm terminal type
  • Fixed Zmodem failure with non-conforming zmodem servers
  • Fixed more DPI related issues in Windows 10

 Changes made in version 10.15(Jan 21, 2016)

  • Fixed printing related bug associated with DPI changes in 10.14
  • Fixed Zmodem failure
  • Added protection to thwart a potential DLL substitution attack.  Thanks go out to John Page (aka hyp3rlinx) for reporting this.
  • Fixed SFTP failures with OpenVMS servers

Changes made in version 10.14(Aug 11, 2015)

  • Support for windows 8 and 10 high DPI displays.

 

Changes made in version 10.12(Jun 16, 2015)
  • Add new HASH, KEX, and MAC algorithms to support hardened SSH server configurations
    • HASH: SHA256
    • KEX: DIFFIE-HELLMAN-GROUP-EXCHANGE-SHA256
    • MAC: HMAC-SHA2-256, HMAC-SHA2-512
  • Add ASCII file send
  • Fixed parsing of xterm 256-color mode that was causing blinking man pages
  • Improved support for GlobalScape SFTP server
  • Prevent ZModem from starting twice when once will do
  • Better error messages and error handling in smartcard authentication
  • Improved support for logins to SSH servers that don't support shell access (SFTP ONLY)
  • For clarity, some errors print on-screen now instead of in popups

 

Changes made in version 9.83(Jan 31, 2014)
  • Support 128-bit AES encrypted private keys generated by newer versions of OpenSSH/OpenSSL
  • For future-proofing, also support 192 and 256 bit AES encrypted keys
  • Support Putty .ppk private keys
  • Changed key generation to encrypt private keys with 256-bit AES

Changes made in version 9.82(Aug 16, 2013)

  • Support for BIG5/HKSCS 2004
  • Increased compatibility with Cisco IOS
  • Fixed compatibility problem with Microsoft Firewall Client

Changes made in version 9.53(Nov 25, 2012)

  • Bug fix for all issues with 9.49

Changes made in version 9.49(July 1, 2012)

  • Added native support for SecurID Soft Token
  • Enhanced performance and behavior of the SFTP dialog under heavy load
  • Fixed compatibility bug between Windows 7 and SCO OpenServer
  • Fixed a few memory leaks and resource leaks

 

 Changes made in version 9.18(January 7, 2011)

  • Version 9.18 is a bugfix version and available to all users of 9.XX (and most users of version 8)
  • Fixed unnecessary error messages during SFTP 
  • Fixed connection error in dialup connections under Windows 7
  • Add option for hosts to run scripts on client.  For security reasons, user must provide confirmation to run the script
  • Fixed file selection dialog box so it remembers the last used filenames under Windows 7
  • Fixed another crash on Windows 7

 Changes made in version 9.15(Nov 11, 2010)

  • Version 9.15 is a bugfix version and available to all users of 9.XX (and most users of version 8)
  • Fixed crash on Windows 7
  • Fixed missing icon in undocked windows
  • Fixed Wyse60 bug
  • Fixed scripting bug in WaitFor and WaitForTimeout functions
  • Fixed crash in SFTP shell when navigating to 'My Computer' pseudo folder.

Changes made in version 9.12(Aug 18, 2010)

  • Added dynamic port forwarding (options->properties->connection->ssh2->forwarding)
  • Added support for DoD CAC cards in smartcard authentication
  • Added Televideo 950 emulation (options->properties->VTOptions->Terminal Options)
  • Added ability to select between binary and ASCII file transfer when using SFTP (context menu of SFTP transfer dialog)
  • Added ability to start SSH connection without interactive terminal session. This allows forwarding-only connections. (options->properties->Connection->ssh2->Options)
  • Added ability to disable authentication agent forwarding altogether. (options->properties->connection->ssh2->forwarding)
  • Added more verbose information to the screen during the connection process
  • Can now cancel out of an SFTP transfer when failures occur
  • Added trace option for SSH2 connections. (options->properties->connection->ssh2->options)
  • Added option to show/hide hidden files (SFTP) (Options->properties->transfer)
  • Added option to disable URL highlighting (Options->properties->appearance)
  • Added support for Hindi scripts in UTF-8
  • Changed demo mode to use on-screen watermark instead of timeout.
  • When BELL occurs in a tab that is not the current tab, flash the icon on the tab to get the user's attention. When the Absolute Window is not the current window, flash the window and the task bar button.
  • Remove the popups that occur when a connection fails and replace with on-screen text instead.
  • Do a reverse lookup on hostname to find the canonical DNS name required for GSSAPI authentication.
  • Increased packet size to be compatible with acme packet routers
  • Updated toolbar graphic images
  • Fixed crash during SFTP file transfer
  • Fixed ZModem file transfer under Windows 7
  • Fixed passthru printing where some data was not getting passed cleanly.



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