diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index daefa756..6fe5e4a9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@
   <repositories>
     <repository>
         <id>repo.jenkins-ci.org</id>
-        <url>http://repo.jenkins-ci.org/public/</url>
+        <url>https://repo.jenkins-ci.org/public/</url>
     </repository>
   </repositories>
 
   <pluginRepositories>
     <pluginRepository>
         <id>repo.jenkins-ci.org</id>
-        <url>http://repo.jenkins-ci.org/public/</url>
+        <url>https://repo.jenkins-ci.org/public/</url>
     </pluginRepository>
   </pluginRepositories>
   
diff --git a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/extensions/ScmSyncConfigurationItemListener.java b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/extensions/ScmSyncConfigurationItemListener.java
index 3a0cce4a..55fdf473 100644
--- a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/extensions/ScmSyncConfigurationItemListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/extensions/ScmSyncConfigurationItemListener.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public void onLocationChanged(Item item, String oldFullName, String newFullName)
         // Figure out where the item previously might have been.
         File oldDir = null;
         Jenkins jenkins = Jenkins.getInstance();
-        int i = oldFullName.lastIndexOf('/');
+        int i = oldFullName.replace('\\', '/').lastIndexOf('/');
         String oldSimpleName = i > 0 ? oldFullName.substring(i+1) : oldFullName;
         Object oldParent = i > 0 ? jenkins.getItemByFullName(oldFullName.substring(0, i)) : jenkins;
         Object newParent = item.getParent();
diff --git a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/strategies/AbstractScmSyncStrategy.java b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/strategies/AbstractScmSyncStrategy.java
index 4723403f..1c7b9449 100644
--- a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/strategies/AbstractScmSyncStrategy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/strategies/AbstractScmSyncStrategy.java
@@ -99,11 +99,13 @@ public List<File> collect(File directory) {
             if (pathRelativeToRoot == null) {
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException(directory.getAbsolutePath() + " is not under " + jenkinsRoot.getAbsolutePath());
             }
+            pathRelativeToRoot = pathRelativeToRoot.replace('\\', '/');
             final String restrictedPath = pathRelativeToRoot.endsWith("/") ? pathRelativeToRoot : pathRelativeToRoot + '/';
             selector = new FileSelector() {
                 @Override
                 public boolean isSelected(File basedir, String pathRelativeToBasedir, File file) throws BuildException {
                     // Only include directories leading to our directory (parent directories and the directory itself) and then whatever is below.
+                    pathRelativeToBasedir = pathRelativeToBasedir.replace('\\', '/');
                     if (file.isDirectory()) {
                         pathRelativeToBasedir = pathRelativeToBasedir.endsWith("/") ? pathRelativeToBasedir : pathRelativeToBasedir + '/';
                     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/strategies/model/JobOrFolderConfigurationEntityMatcher.java b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/strategies/model/JobOrFolderConfigurationEntityMatcher.java
index 2da878c5..49532335 100644
--- a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/strategies/model/JobOrFolderConfigurationEntityMatcher.java
+++ b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/strategies/model/JobOrFolderConfigurationEntityMatcher.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public boolean matches(Saveable saveable, File file) {
     @Override
     public boolean matches(Saveable saveable, String pathRelativeToRoot, boolean isDirectory) {
         if ((saveable instanceof AbstractItem) && pathRelativeToRoot != null) {
+            pathRelativeToRoot = pathRelativeToRoot.replace('\\', '/');
             if (isDirectory) {
                 if (!pathRelativeToRoot.endsWith("/")) {
                     pathRelativeToRoot += '/';
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ public boolean isSelected(File basedir, String pathRelativeToBaseDir, File file)
                 if (originalSelector != null && !originalSelector.isSelected(basedir, pathRelativeToBaseDir, file)) {
                     return false;
                 }
+                pathRelativeToBaseDir = pathRelativeToBaseDir.replace('\\', '/');
                 if (CONFIGS_TO_MATCH.matcher(pathRelativeToBaseDir).matches()) {
                     return true;
                 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/strategies/model/PatternsEntityMatcher.java b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/strategies/model/PatternsEntityMatcher.java
index cbf74aa5..dd6150fa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/strategies/model/PatternsEntityMatcher.java
+++ b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/strategies/model/PatternsEntityMatcher.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public boolean matches(Saveable saveable, File file) {
     public boolean matches(Saveable saveable, String pathRelativeToRoot, boolean isDirectory) {
         if (pathRelativeToRoot != null) {
             // Guard our own SCM workspace and the war directory. User-defined includes might inadvertently include those if they start with * or **!
+            pathRelativeToRoot = pathRelativeToRoot.replace('\\', '/');
             if (pathRelativeToRoot.equals(SCM_WORKING_DIRECTORY) || pathRelativeToRoot.startsWith(SCM_WORKING_DIRECTORY + '/')) {
                 return false;
             } else if (pathRelativeToRoot.equals(WAR_DIRECTORY) || pathRelativeToRoot.startsWith(WAR_DIRECTORY + '/')) {
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ public boolean matches(Saveable saveable, String pathRelativeToRoot, boolean isD
                     return true;
                 } else if (isDirectory) {
                     // pathRelativeFromRoot is be a directory, and the pattern end in a file name. In this case, we must claim a match.
-                    int i = pattern.lastIndexOf('/');
+                    int i = pattern.replace('\\', '/').lastIndexOf('/');
                     if (directoryName == null) {
                         directoryName = pathRelativeToRoot.endsWith("/") ? pathRelativeToRoot.substring(0, pathRelativeToRoot.length() - 1) : pathRelativeToRoot;
                     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/utils/Checksums.java b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/utils/Checksums.java
index c66ae455..c3a98306 100644
--- a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/utils/Checksums.java
+++ b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/utils/Checksums.java
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 package hudson.plugins.scm_sync_configuration.utils;
 
-import com.google.common.io.ByteStreams;
-import com.google.common.io.Files;
-
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.zip.CRC32;
+import java.util.zip.CheckedInputStream;
 import java.util.zip.Checksum;
 
 /**
@@ -13,14 +12,33 @@
  * Utility class allowing to provide easy access to jenkins files checksums
  */
 public class Checksums {
+
+    private static final int BUF_SIZE = 0x1000; // 4K
+
     public static boolean fileAndByteArrayContentAreEqual(File file, byte[] content) throws IOException {
         if(!file.exists()){
             return content == null || content.length == 0;
         }
 
+        long fileChecksum;
+        CheckedInputStream in = null;
+        try {
+            in = new CheckedInputStream(new FileInputStream(file), createChecksum());
+            byte[] buffer = new byte[BUF_SIZE];
+            while (in.read(buffer, 0, buffer.length) >= 0) {
+                // keep updating checksum
+            }
+            fileChecksum = in.getChecksum().getValue();
+        } finally {
+            if (in != null) {
+                in.close();
+            }
+        }
+
         Checksum checksum = createChecksum();
-        long fileChecksum = Files.getChecksum(file, checksum);
-        long contentChecksum = ByteStreams.getChecksum(ByteStreams.newInputStreamSupplier(content), checksum);
+        checksum.update(content, 0, content.length);
+        long contentChecksum = checksum.getValue();
+
         return fileChecksum == contentChecksum;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/ScmSyncConfigurationPlugin/config.jelly b/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/ScmSyncConfigurationPlugin/config.jelly
index 043a21a3..676f9650 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/ScmSyncConfigurationPlugin/config.jelly
+++ b/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/ScmSyncConfigurationPlugin/config.jelly
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
+<?jelly escape-by-default='true'?>
 <j:jelly xmlns:j="jelly:core" xmlns:st="jelly:stapler" xmlns:d="jelly:define" xmlns:l="/lib/layout" xmlns:t="/lib/hudson" xmlns:f="/lib/form" xmlns:p="/lib/hudson/project">
 
   <f:section title="${%SCM Sync configuration}">
     <f:entry title="${%SCM}" help="${rootUrl}/plugin/scm-sync-configuration/help/scm-help.html">
-        <table width="100%">
+        <div>
             <j:forEach var="scm" items="${it.scms}">
                 <f:radioBlock name="scm" value="${scm.id}" title="${scm.title}" checked="${it.isScmSelected(scm)}">
                     <st:include from="${it}" page="scms/${scm.configPage}" />
                 </f:radioBlock>
             </j:forEach>
-        </table>
+        </div>
     </f:entry>
     <f:entry title="${%Never bother me with commit messages}" help="${rootUrl}/plugin/scm-sync-configuration/help/noUserCommitMessage-help.html">
         <j:choose>
@@ -40,12 +41,12 @@
     -->
     <f:entry title="${%Manual synchronization includes}" help="${rootUrl}/plugin/scm-sync-configuration/manualIncludesHelp">
         <f:repeatable var="include" items="${it.manualSynchronizationIncludes}" add="${%Add new include}" minimum="0">
-            <table width="100%">
+            <div>
                 <f:entry title="${%Include}">
                     <f:textbox name="manualSynchronizationIncludes" value="${include}" />
                     <f:repeatableDeleteButton value="${%Delete include}"/>
                 </f:entry>
-            </table>
+            </div>
         </f:repeatable>
     </f:entry>
     <f:entry title="${%Reload config from SCM}" help="${rootUrl}/plugin/scm-sync-configuration/help/reloadScmConfig-help.html">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/ScmSyncConfigurationPlugin/help/manualSynchronizationIncludes.jelly b/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/ScmSyncConfigurationPlugin/help/manualSynchronizationIncludes.jelly
index 71ef9cee..9531eb63 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/ScmSyncConfigurationPlugin/help/manualSynchronizationIncludes.jelly
+++ b/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/ScmSyncConfigurationPlugin/help/manualSynchronizationIncludes.jelly
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?jelly escape-by-default='true'?>
 <j:jelly xmlns:j="jelly:core" xmlns:st="jelly:stapler" xmlns:d="jelly:define" xmlns:l="/lib/layout" xmlns:t="/lib/hudson" xmlns:f="/lib/form" xmlns:i="jelly:fmt">
     <div>
         ${%List of ant-like includes allowing to specify additional files to synchronize with the repository}.<br/>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/ScmSyncConfigurationPlugin/scms/git/config.jelly b/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/ScmSyncConfigurationPlugin/scms/git/config.jelly
index c12808fd..493e648f 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/ScmSyncConfigurationPlugin/scms/git/config.jelly
+++ b/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/ScmSyncConfigurationPlugin/scms/git/config.jelly
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?jelly escape-by-default='true'?>
 <j:jelly xmlns:j="jelly:core" xmlns:st="jelly:stapler" xmlns:d="jelly:define" xmlns:l="/lib/layout" xmlns:t="/lib/hudson" xmlns:f="/lib/form" xmlns:p="/lib/hudson/project">
 
 	<f:entry title="${%Repository URL}" help="${rootURL}/plugin/scm-sync-configuration/helpForRepositoryUrl?scm=${scm.id}">
diff --git a/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/ScmSyncConfigurationPlugin/scms/git/url-help.jelly b/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/ScmSyncConfigurationPlugin/scms/git/url-help.jelly
index e5c23d37..e3489c22 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/ScmSyncConfigurationPlugin/scms/git/url-help.jelly
+++ b/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/ScmSyncConfigurationPlugin/scms/git/url-help.jelly
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 THE SOFTWARE.
 -->
 
+<?jelly escape-by-default='true'?>
 <j:jelly xmlns:j="jelly:core" xmlns:l="/lib/layout">
   <l:ajax>
     <div>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/ScmSyncConfigurationPlugin/scms/none/config.jelly b/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/ScmSyncConfigurationPlugin/scms/none/config.jelly
index 92945348..31786667 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/ScmSyncConfigurationPlugin/scms/none/config.jelly
+++ b/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/ScmSyncConfigurationPlugin/scms/none/config.jelly
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?jelly escape-by-default='true'?>
 <j:jelly xmlns:j="jelly:core" xmlns:st="jelly:stapler" xmlns:d="jelly:define" xmlns:l="/lib/layout" xmlns:t="/lib/hudson" xmlns:f="/lib/form" xmlns:p="/lib/hudson/project">
 
 </j:jelly>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/ScmSyncConfigurationPlugin/scms/svn/config.jelly b/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/ScmSyncConfigurationPlugin/scms/svn/config.jelly
index 4fdfb427..631b07b2 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/ScmSyncConfigurationPlugin/scms/svn/config.jelly
+++ b/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/ScmSyncConfigurationPlugin/scms/svn/config.jelly
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?jelly escape-by-default='true'?>
 <j:jelly xmlns:j="jelly:core" xmlns:st="jelly:stapler" xmlns:d="jelly:define" xmlns:l="/lib/layout" xmlns:t="/lib/hudson" xmlns:f="/lib/form" xmlns:p="/lib/hudson/project">
 
 	<!-- TODO: fix help url... -->
diff --git a/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/ScmSyncConfigurationPlugin/scms/svn/url-help.jelly b/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/ScmSyncConfigurationPlugin/scms/svn/url-help.jelly
index 28acfe2b..9c9cd694 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/ScmSyncConfigurationPlugin/scms/svn/url-help.jelly
+++ b/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/ScmSyncConfigurationPlugin/scms/svn/url-help.jelly
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 THE SOFTWARE.
 -->
 
+<?jelly escape-by-default='true'?>
 <j:jelly xmlns:j="jelly:core" xmlns:st="jelly:stapler" xmlns:d="jelly:define" xmlns:l="/lib/layout" xmlns:t="/lib/hudson" xmlns:f="/lib/form" xmlns:i="jelly:fmt">
   <l:ajax>
     <div>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/extensions/ScmSyncConfigurationPageDecorator/footer.jelly b/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/extensions/ScmSyncConfigurationPageDecorator/footer.jelly
index a27be1d2..16a827d0 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/extensions/ScmSyncConfigurationPageDecorator/footer.jelly
+++ b/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/extensions/ScmSyncConfigurationPageDecorator/footer.jelly
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?jelly escape-by-default='true'?>
 <j:jelly xmlns:j="jelly:core" xmlns:st="jelly:stapler" xmlns:d="jelly:define" xmlns:l="/lib/layout" xmlns:t="/lib/hudson" xmlns:f="/lib/form" xmlns:i="jelly:fmt">
 
 <j:set var="url" value="${request.requestURL}" />
@@ -68,13 +69,13 @@
         }
 	</script>
 
-    <table width="100%">
+    <div>
         <tr><td id="footer">
             <span style="color:gray">SCM Sync status : <img src="${imagesURL}/16x16/${icon}.png" alt="" height="16" width="16"/>
-            ${msg}
+            <j:out value="${msg}"/>
             </span>
         </td></tr>
-    </table>
+    </div>
 </j:if>
 
 </j:jelly>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/reload.jelly b/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/reload.jelly
index 49d20bf4..92010413 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/reload.jelly
+++ b/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/scm_sync_configuration/reload.jelly
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?jelly escape-by-default='true'?>
 <j:jelly xmlns:j="jelly:core" xmlns:st="jelly:stapler" xmlns:d="jelly:define" xmlns:l="/lib/layout" xmlns:t="/lib/hudson" xmlns:f="/lib/form">
 
 <l:layout>  
diff --git a/src/main/resources/index.jelly b/src/main/resources/index.jelly
index 4708b457..4efed9a1 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/index.jelly
+++ b/src/main/resources/index.jelly
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?jelly escape-by-default='true'?>
 <div>
   This plugin allows you to synchronize your hudson configuration files with an SCM, allowing you to specify a commit message every time a config file is modified.
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/java/hudson/plugins/test/utils/scms/ScmUnderTestGit.java b/src/test/java/hudson/plugins/test/utils/scms/ScmUnderTestGit.java
index 99b91c6e..150341bd 100644
--- a/src/test/java/hudson/plugins/test/utils/scms/ScmUnderTestGit.java
+++ b/src/test/java/hudson/plugins/test/utils/scms/ScmUnderTestGit.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public void initRepo(File path) throws Exception {
 	}
 
 	public String createUrl(String url) {
-		return "scm:git:" + url;
+		return "scm:git:file:///" + url.replace('\\', '/');
 	}
 
 	public Class<? extends SCM> getClazz() {
diff --git a/src/test/java/hudson/plugins/test/utils/scms/ScmUnderTestSubversion.java b/src/test/java/hudson/plugins/test/utils/scms/ScmUnderTestSubversion.java
index 337dd9bd..0613eb50 100644
--- a/src/test/java/hudson/plugins/test/utils/scms/ScmUnderTestSubversion.java
+++ b/src/test/java/hudson/plugins/test/utils/scms/ScmUnderTestSubversion.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public void initRepo(File path) throws Exception {
 	}
 
 	public String createUrl(String url) {
-		return "scm:svn:file://" + url;
+		return "scm:svn:file:///" + url.replace('\\', '/');
 	}
 
 	public Class<? extends SCM> getClazz() {