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CryptoTerm Changelog

What's new in CryptoTerm 2.8

Jan 1, 2024
  • Extending the operation period of the free version for non-commercial use.

New in CryptoTerm 2.7 (Dec 31, 2022)

  • Extending the operation period of the free version for non-commercial use.

New in CryptoTerm 2.6 (Dec 29, 2021)

  • Terminal Emulator & FTP Client:
  • Extending the operation period of the free version for non-commercial use.

New in CryptoTerm 2.5 (Dec 30, 2020)

  • Extending the operation period of the free version for non-commercial use.

New in CryptoTerm 2.4 (Dec 30, 2019)

  • Terminal Emulator & FTP Client:
  • Minor performance updates.

New in CryptoTerm 2.3 (Dec 30, 2018)

  • Corrected sorting by file date in sftp mode.

New in CryptoTerm 2.2 (Jan 8, 2018)

  • Terminal Emulator:
  • Improvement of stability in Windows 10 environment.

New in CryptoTerm 2.1 (Jan 3, 2017)

  • Terminal Emulator:
  • Added support for TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2.
  • Added SSL/TLS ciphers: Rsa-Aes128-Sha256, Rsa-Aes256-Sha256
  • Added SSH ciphers: Aes-128-ctr, Aes-192-ctr, Aes-256-ctr

New in CryptoTerm 2.0 (Dec 30, 2015)

  • Terminal Emulator:
  • Added support for Windows 10
  • FTP Client, Batch FTP:
  • Added support for Windows 10

New in CryptoTerm 1.9 (Dec 23, 2014)

  • Terminal Emulator:
  • Added support for Windows 8.1.
  • Fixed cleaning screen feature for Wyse60 emulation.
  • Fixed interpreting attributes for Wyse60 emulation.
  • FTP Client, Batch FTP:
  • Added support for Windows 8.1.

New in CryptoTerm 1.8 (Dec 17, 2013)

  • Terminal Emulator:
  • Added support for Windows 8
  • Fixed mouse click select functionality while selecting words
  • Fixed Protected Area support for Wyse terminal
  • FTP Client, Batch FTP:
  • Added support for Windows 8

New in CryptoTerm 1.7 (Feb 22, 2013)

  • Fixed local echo functionality.
  • Fixed opening serial port devices.
  • Fixed support for executing print, keylabel and execute scripts for AIX systems.
  • Fixed support for DBCS (double-byte character sets).
  • Added support for using IME Editor used to input DBCS characters.
  • Added XModem functionality to the COM+ interface.
  • Fixed support for parameters passed by execute script.
  • Added SOCKS Proxy for Telnet and SSL protocols.

New in CryptoTerm 1.6 (Nov 15, 2011)

  • Added ability to use macros for all emulations.
  • Added ability to Highlight Items displayed on the screen.
  • Extended functionalities for supporting Screen Buffer:
  • ability to enable / disable Scrollbar,
  • ability to set the Buffer Size in lines,
  • ability to lock the Scrollbar position.
  • Extended ability for logging session:
  • added 'Log' button to the Toolbar,
  • possibility to format the name of the log file.
  • Fixed problems with displaying Chinese (SimSun Character Map) characters and CHINESE GB2312 script (ISO-2022 Simplefied Chinese conversion).
  • Added ability to use environment variables in file paths and auto-login.

New in CryptoTerm 1.5 (Apr 14, 2011)

  • Added the Cisco break key sequence combination.
  • Control + Break (Pause) keyboard shortcut is sending the break signal for serial port connections.
  • This functionality fixes the problem with password recovery for Cisco routers.
  • CryptoTerm can work now as Cisco Serial Console Terminal.
  • Displaying extended information about serial connection in the status bar (port number and transmission parameters).
  • Fixed Ctrl + Break (Pause) keyboard mapping.
  • Added ability to use environment variables of Windows operating system in the Configuration | Logging | Send fields.
  • For example one can use the %USERNAME% variable to send logged user name to the host.
  • Extended possibility to map the macro to the keys, buttons displayed on the screen and mouse buttons.
  • Now it works for all emulations (in the previous versions only for TN3270).
  • Fixed problem with sending information about current codepage for TN3270 emulation.
  • For emulation TN3270 in some cases old versions of CryptoTerm sends wrong information to the mainframe about current codepage/charset.
  • Added ability to manipulate the splash screen behavior.
  • To disable display splash screen one should add to the cryptoterm.ini file:
  • [SPLASH]
  • SHOW=0
  • To show splash screen:
  • SHOW=1
  • To configure the display time period of splash screen:
  • DELAY=3000 (numeric value - milliseconds, max 30 sec., set 0 to switch off the delay)
  • To display additional banner:
  • BANNER=filename (the banner size is: 440x128 pixels, supported formats: bmp, gif, jpg).
  • Ability to ignore TCP/IP errors during reconnecting.
  • The option Configuration | Settings | Reconnect after disconnecting did not work, if messages with errors were displayed.
  • To ignore messages one can add to the configuration file (*.ct):
  • RECONNECT_IGNOREERROR=1
  • To set the count of connecting attempts:
  • RECONNECT_COUNT=0 (0 - without counting, default is 3, max count is 30000).

New in CryptoTerm 1.4 (Apr 14, 2011)

  • Terminal Emulator:
  • Added the text session logging functionality.
  • Incoming data from a remote system can be written without the control characters of individual programs (e.g. no information is written like an inscription - More - that appears at the bottom of the screen).
  • Added support for OpenSC library.
  • OpenSC is open source library that allows using PKCS#11 devices.
  • Added the ability to perform the Cut operation on the selected text in the emulation tn3270.
  • Selected text is copied to the clipboard and removed from the editable fields.
  • Fixed DECUDK order allowing remote modification of the sequence sent by the function keys.
  • Extend the functionality of maintaining the connection (keepalive).
  • Added an option that allows sending any sequence of characters.
  • FTP Client:
  • Modernization of the auto-logon.
  • Handling the case where the Password field is not filled. In previous versions, sending the password was omitted.
  • Added support for OpenSC library.
  • OpenSC is open source library that allows using PKCS#11 devices.
  • Added new commands in a batch FTP client.
  • mputdelete - after the standard mput command, source files (from the local system) are removed.
  • putdelete - after the command put a standard source file (from the local system) is removed.
  • mgetdelete - after the standard mget command, source files (from a remote system) are removed.
  • getdelete - after the standard command get, the source file (from a remote system) is removed.
  • delete file_name - command deletes a file named file_name.

New in CryptoTerm 1.3 (May 22, 2010)

  • Added German language translation.
  • Extending the functionality of connections made using RS232 serial ports:
  • Supports serial devices numbered 1-16 instead of 1-4.
  • Increases the list of possible transmission speed.
  • Corrected drawing boxes on the UTF-8 code page for Wyse60 emulation.
  • For some languages fixed selection of http links on the screen.
  • Fixed problem with cursor behavior while inserting new line in vi editor, for xterm and VT family emulations.
  • Left Alt + Space key combination opens the system menu for CryptoTerm window.

New in CryptoTerm 1.2 (Jan 11, 2010)

  • Compatible with Windows 7.
  • Added 256-color support for xterm emulation.
  • Extended Print Screen functionality:
  • During the Print operation the contents of the boxes: "Send Before Printing" and "Run After Printing" can be used. These options can be used to transmit control codes, or add your own header print.
  • Added option: "Print Terminal Status Line".
  • Improving the security of configuration:
  • Added "Lock Saving Configuration Files" option. Configuration files can be read-only.
  • Added "Disable Local Menu" option. The local popup menu will not
  • appear when clicking the right mouse button.
  • Extending the functionality of the Toolbar:
  • Added new Toolbar buttons: "Profiles" (displays a list of configured connections) and "Print Screen" (prints the content of the screen).
  • Ability to configure Toolbar buttons visibility.

New in CryptoTerm 1.12 (Sep 8, 2009)

  • Terminal Emulator:
  • Expanded Screen Printing (the PrtScr key):
  • Added ability to send the content of any file to the printer before
  • printing,
  • Added possibility to run any program after the end of printing.
  • FTP Client:
  • Fixed transfer of large files in text mode for the sftp protocol.

New in CryptoTerm 1.11 (Jul 22, 2009)

  • Terminal Emulator:
  • Fixed problem with displaying US standard (101 keys) keyboard in
  • mapping module.
  • Added ability to choose color for displayed URL links.
  • CryptoFTP:
  • Fixed displaying localized, international texts in the Message Window.

New in CryptoTerm 1.1 (May 22, 2009)

  • Added support for keeping session active (keepalive) - telnet, ssl/tls
  • and ssh protocols.
  • Added support for coloring fields in Background mode (wyse emulation).
  • Ability to set a custom size of the screen defined by the user.
  • Added support for passing parameter to macro stored in vbs format. The
  • parameter is a session name in which context the script is to be run.
  • Passing the parameter with actual session name to vbs macro executed
  • from CryptoTerm terminal emulator.