diff --git a/ChangeLog.d/bugfix.txt b/ChangeLog.d/bugfix.txt
index 5bf0aeb..d7ace30 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.d/bugfix.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.d/bugfix.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 Bugfix
    * Fix the Visual Studio Release x64 build configuration for mbedtls itself.
-     Completes a previous fix in Mbed TLS 2.16 that only fixed the build for
-     the example programs. Reported in #1430 and fix contributed by irwir.
\ No newline at end of file
+     Completes a previous fix in Mbed TLS 2.16.3 that only fixed the build for
+     the example programs. Reported in #1430 and fix contributed by irwir.
diff --git a/programs/pkey/rsa_priv.txt b/programs/pkey/rsa_priv.txt
index 22c37fe..254fcf8 100644
--- a/programs/pkey/rsa_priv.txt
+++ b/programs/pkey/rsa_priv.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-N = A1D46FBA2318F8DCEF16C280948B1CF27966B9B47225ED2989F8D74B45BD36049C0AAB5AD0FF003553BA843C8E12782FC5873BB89A3DC84B883D25666CD22BF3ACD5B675969F8BEBFBCAC93FDD927C7442B178B10D1DFF9398E52316AAE0AF74E594650BDC3C670241D418684593CDA1A7B9DC4F20D2FDC6F66344074003E211
-E = 010001
-D = 589552BB4F2F023ADDDD5586D0C8FD857512D82080436678D07F984A29D892D31F1F7000FC5A39A0F73E27D885E47249A4148C8A5653EF69F91F8F736BA9F84841C2D99CD8C24DE8B72B5C9BE0EDBE23F93D731749FEA9CFB4A48DD2B7F35A2703E74AA2D4DB7DE9CEEA7D763AF0ADA7AC176C4E9A22C4CDA65CEC0C65964401
-P = CD083568D2D46C44C40C1FA0101AF2155E59C70B08423112AF0C1202514BBA5210765E29FF13036F56C7495894D80CF8C3BAEE2839BACBB0B86F6A2965F60DB1
-Q = CA0EEEA5E710E8E9811A6B846399420E3AE4A4C16647E426DDF8BBBCB11CD3F35CE2E4B6BCAD07AE2C0EC2ECBFCC601B207CDD77B5673E16382B1130BF465261
-DP = 0D0E21C07BF434B4A83B116472C2147A11D8EB98A33CFBBCF1D275EF19D815941622435AAF3839B6C432CA53CE9E772CFBE1923A937A766FD93E96E6EDEC1DF1
-DQ = 269CEBE6305DFEE4809377F078C814E37B45AE6677114DFC4F76F5097E1F3031D592567AC55B9B98213B40ECD54A4D2361F5FAACA1B1F51F71E4690893C4F081
-QP = 97AC5BB885ABCA314375E9E4DB1BA4B2218C90619F61BD474F5785075ECA81750A735199A8C191FE2D3355E7CF601A70E5CABDE0E02C2538BB9FB4871540B3C1
+N = A1D46FBA2318F8DCEF16C280948B1CF27966B9B47225ED2989F8D74B45BD36049C0AAB5AD0FF003553BA843C8E12782FC5873BB89A3DC84B883D25666CD22BF3ACD5B675969F8BEBFBCAC93FDD927C7442B178B10D1DFF9398E52316AAE0AF74E594650BDC3C670241D418684593CDA1A7B9DC4F20D2FDC6F66344074003E211
+E = 010001
+D = 589552BB4F2F023ADDDD5586D0C8FD857512D82080436678D07F984A29D892D31F1F7000FC5A39A0F73E27D885E47249A4148C8A5653EF69F91F8F736BA9F84841C2D99CD8C24DE8B72B5C9BE0EDBE23F93D731749FEA9CFB4A48DD2B7F35A2703E74AA2D4DB7DE9CEEA7D763AF0ADA7AC176C4E9A22C4CDA65CEC0C65964401
+P = CD083568D2D46C44C40C1FA0101AF2155E59C70B08423112AF0C1202514BBA5210765E29FF13036F56C7495894D80CF8C3BAEE2839BACBB0B86F6A2965F60DB1
+Q = CA0EEEA5E710E8E9811A6B846399420E3AE4A4C16647E426DDF8BBBCB11CD3F35CE2E4B6BCAD07AE2C0EC2ECBFCC601B207CDD77B5673E16382B1130BF465261
+DP = 0D0E21C07BF434B4A83B116472C2147A11D8EB98A33CFBBCF1D275EF19D815941622435AAF3839B6C432CA53CE9E772CFBE1923A937A766FD93E96E6EDEC1DF1
+DQ = 269CEBE6305DFEE4809377F078C814E37B45AE6677114DFC4F76F5097E1F3031D592567AC55B9B98213B40ECD54A4D2361F5FAACA1B1F51F71E4690893C4F081
+QP = 97AC5BB885ABCA314375E9E4DB1BA4B2218C90619F61BD474F5785075ECA81750A735199A8C191FE2D3355E7CF601A70E5CABDE0E02C2538BB9FB4871540B3C1
diff --git a/programs/pkey/rsa_pub.txt b/programs/pkey/rsa_pub.txt
index 2c6d313..1e7ae0c 100644
--- a/programs/pkey/rsa_pub.txt
+++ b/programs/pkey/rsa_pub.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-N = A1D46FBA2318F8DCEF16C280948B1CF27966B9B47225ED2989F8D74B45BD36049C0AAB5AD0FF003553BA843C8E12782FC5873BB89A3DC84B883D25666CD22BF3ACD5B675969F8BEBFBCAC93FDD927C7442B178B10D1DFF9398E52316AAE0AF74E594650BDC3C670241D418684593CDA1A7B9DC4F20D2FDC6F66344074003E211
-E = 010001
+N = A1D46FBA2318F8DCEF16C280948B1CF27966B9B47225ED2989F8D74B45BD36049C0AAB5AD0FF003553BA843C8E12782FC5873BB89A3DC84B883D25666CD22BF3ACD5B675969F8BEBFBCAC93FDD927C7442B178B10D1DFF9398E52316AAE0AF74E594650BDC3C670241D418684593CDA1A7B9DC4F20D2FDC6F66344074003E211
+E = 010001
diff --git a/tests/data_files/bitstring-in-dn.pem b/tests/data_files/bitstring-in-dn.pem
index 1a98aa3..c50bd66 100644
--- a/tests/data_files/bitstring-in-dn.pem
+++ b/tests/data_files/bitstring-in-dn.pem
@@ -1,51 +1,51 @@
------BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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-5RbzoLMOxq7hoOCyIaQeM/wgxeGE
------END CERTIFICATE-----
------BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
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-N9N1IAc4qTSjbI4EIMwMBSAoFfCux/jfDkG4g+RDnpV92sqxz2CtKg==
------END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
\ No newline at end of file
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+MIIEATCCAumgAwIBAgIBAjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBxMRMwEQYDVQQDDApUZXN0
+IENBIDAxMREwDwYDVQQIDAhFY25pdm9ycDELMAkGA1UEBhMCWFgxHjAcBgkqhkiG
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+5RbzoLMOxq7hoOCyIaQeM/wgxeGE
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----
+-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
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+70ehLKYPumjmZtXynzz4BTWj1W9X+tgj/499uzV6LdQERGjT6WVy8xR9RELWW0an
+N9N1IAc4qTSjbI4EIMwMBSAoFfCux/jfDkG4g+RDnpV92sqxz2CtKg==
+-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
diff --git a/tests/data_files/test-ca.server1.opensslconf b/tests/data_files/test-ca.server1.opensslconf
index 4a5072e..209b0ff 100644
--- a/tests/data_files/test-ca.server1.opensslconf
+++ b/tests/data_files/test-ca.server1.opensslconf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
  [ ca ]
  default_ca             = test-ca
- 
+
  [ test-ca ]
  certificate            = test-ca.crt
  private_key            = test-ca.key
diff --git a/tests/scripts/all.sh b/tests/scripts/all.sh
index 62156da..9c46e2c 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/all.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/all.sh
@@ -589,6 +589,18 @@
     record_status tests/scripts/check-files.py
 }
 
+component_check_changelog () {
+    msg "Check: changelog entries" # < 1s
+    rm -f ChangeLog.new
+    record_status scripts/assemble_changelog.py -o ChangeLog.new
+    if [ -e ChangeLog.new ]; then
+        # Show the diff for information. It isn't an error if the diff is
+        # non-empty.
+        diff -u ChangeLog ChangeLog.new || true
+        rm ChangeLog.new
+    fi
+}
+
 component_check_names () {
     msg "test/build: declared and exported names" # < 3s
     record_status tests/scripts/check-names.sh -v
diff --git a/tests/scripts/check-files.py b/tests/scripts/check-files.py
index cd993e2..a5436fc 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/check-files.py
+++ b/tests/scripts/check-files.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 import argparse
 import logging
 import codecs
+import re
+import subprocess
 import sys
 
 
@@ -23,28 +25,48 @@
     To implement a checker that processes a file as a whole, inherit from
     this class and implement `check_file_for_issue` and define ``heading``.
 
-    ``files_exemptions``: files whose name ends with a string in this set
+    ``suffix_exemptions``: files whose name ends with a string in this set
      will not be checked.
 
+    ``path_exemptions``: files whose path (relative to the root of the source
+    tree) matches this regular expression will not be checked. This can be
+    ``None`` to match no path. Paths are normalized and converted to ``/``
+    separators before matching.
+
     ``heading``: human-readable description of the issue
     """
 
-    files_exemptions = frozenset()
+    suffix_exemptions = frozenset()
+    path_exemptions = None
     # heading must be defined in derived classes.
     # pylint: disable=no-member
 
     def __init__(self):
         self.files_with_issues = {}
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def normalize_path(filepath):
+        """Normalize ``filepath`` with / as the directory separator."""
+        filepath = os.path.normpath(filepath)
+        # On Windows, we may have backslashes to separate directories.
+        # We need slashes to match exemption lists.
+        seps = os.path.sep
+        if os.path.altsep is not None:
+            seps += os.path.altsep
+        return '/'.join(filepath.split(seps))
+
     def should_check_file(self, filepath):
         """Whether the given file name should be checked.
 
-        Files whose name ends with a string listed in ``self.files_exemptions``
-        will not be checked.
+        Files whose name ends with a string listed in ``self.suffix_exemptions``
+        or whose path matches ``self.path_exemptions`` will not be checked.
         """
-        for files_exemption in self.files_exemptions:
+        for files_exemption in self.suffix_exemptions:
             if filepath.endswith(files_exemption):
                 return False
+        if self.path_exemptions and \
+           re.match(self.path_exemptions, self.normalize_path(filepath)):
+            return False
         return True
 
     def check_file_for_issue(self, filepath):
@@ -73,6 +95,17 @@
                     logger.info(filename)
             logger.info("")
 
+BINARY_FILE_PATH_RE_LIST = [
+    r'docs/.*\.pdf\Z',
+    r'programs/fuzz/corpuses/[^.]+\Z',
+    r'tests/data_files/[^.]+\Z',
+    r'tests/data_files/.*\.(crt|csr|db|der|key|pubkey)\Z',
+    r'tests/data_files/.*\.req\.[^/]+\Z',
+    r'tests/data_files/.*malformed[^/]+\Z',
+    r'tests/data_files/format_pkcs12\.fmt\Z',
+]
+BINARY_FILE_PATH_RE = re.compile('|'.join(BINARY_FILE_PATH_RE_LIST))
+
 class LineIssueTracker(FileIssueTracker):
     """Base class for line-by-line issue tracking.
 
@@ -80,6 +113,9 @@
     this class and implement `line_with_issue`.
     """
 
+    # Exclude binary files.
+    path_exemptions = BINARY_FILE_PATH_RE
+
     def issue_with_line(self, line, filepath):
         """Check the specified line for the issue that this class is for.
 
@@ -103,7 +139,7 @@
 
 def is_windows_file(filepath):
     _root, ext = os.path.splitext(filepath)
-    return ext in ('.bat', '.dsp', '.sln', '.vcxproj')
+    return ext in ('.bat', '.dsp', '.dsw', '.sln', '.vcxproj')
 
 
 class PermissionIssueTracker(FileIssueTracker):
@@ -126,9 +162,18 @@
 
     heading = "Missing newline at end of file:"
 
+    path_exemptions = BINARY_FILE_PATH_RE
+
     def check_file_for_issue(self, filepath):
         with open(filepath, "rb") as f:
-            if not f.read().endswith(b"\n"):
+            try:
+                f.seek(-1, 2)
+            except OSError:
+                # This script only works on regular files. If we can't seek
+                # 1 before the end, it means that this position is before
+                # the beginning of the file, i.e. that the file is empty.
+                return
+            if f.read(1) != b"\n":
                 self.files_with_issues[filepath] = None
 
 
@@ -138,7 +183,8 @@
 
     heading = "UTF-8 BOM present:"
 
-    files_exemptions = frozenset([".vcxproj", ".sln"])
+    suffix_exemptions = frozenset([".vcxproj", ".sln"])
+    path_exemptions = BINARY_FILE_PATH_RE
 
     def check_file_for_issue(self, filepath):
         with open(filepath, "rb") as f:
@@ -152,6 +198,8 @@
     heading = "Non-Unix line endings:"
 
     def should_check_file(self, filepath):
+        if not super().should_check_file(filepath):
+            return False
         return not is_windows_file(filepath)
 
     def issue_with_line(self, line, _filepath):
@@ -164,6 +212,8 @@
     heading = "Non-Windows line endings:"
 
     def should_check_file(self, filepath):
+        if not super().should_check_file(filepath):
+            return False
         return is_windows_file(filepath)
 
     def issue_with_line(self, line, _filepath):
@@ -174,7 +224,7 @@
     """Track lines with trailing whitespace."""
 
     heading = "Trailing whitespace:"
-    files_exemptions = frozenset([".dsp", ".md"])
+    suffix_exemptions = frozenset([".dsp", ".md"])
 
     def issue_with_line(self, line, _filepath):
         return line.rstrip(b"\r\n") != line.rstrip()
@@ -184,7 +234,8 @@
     """Track lines with tabs."""
 
     heading = "Tabs present:"
-    files_exemptions = frozenset([
+    suffix_exemptions = frozenset([
+        ".pem", # some openssl dumps have tabs
         ".sln",
         "/Makefile",
         "/generate_visualc_files.pl",
@@ -222,31 +273,6 @@
         self.check_repo_path()
         self.logger = None
         self.setup_logger(log_file)
-        self.extensions_to_check = (
-            ".bat",
-            ".c",
-            ".data",
-            ".dsp",
-            ".function",
-            ".h",
-            ".md",
-            ".pl",
-            ".py",
-            ".sh",
-            ".sln",
-            ".vcxproj",
-            "/CMakeLists.txt",
-            "/ChangeLog",
-            "/Makefile",
-        )
-        self.excluded_directories = [
-            '.git',
-            'mbed-os',
-        ]
-        self.excluded_paths = list(map(os.path.normpath, [
-            'cov-int',
-            'examples',
-        ]))
         self.issues_to_check = [
             PermissionIssueTracker(),
             EndOfFileNewlineIssueTracker(),
@@ -273,23 +299,22 @@
             console = logging.StreamHandler()
             self.logger.addHandler(console)
 
-    def prune_branch(self, root, d):
-        if d in self.excluded_directories:
-            return True
-        if os.path.normpath(os.path.join(root, d)) in self.excluded_paths:
-            return True
-        return False
+    @staticmethod
+    def collect_files():
+        bytes_output = subprocess.check_output(['git', 'ls-files', '-z'])
+        bytes_filepaths = bytes_output.split(b'\0')[:-1]
+        ascii_filepaths = map(lambda fp: fp.decode('ascii'), bytes_filepaths)
+        # Prepend './' to files in the top-level directory so that
+        # something like `'/Makefile' in fp` matches in the top-level
+        # directory as well as in subdirectories.
+        return [fp if os.path.dirname(fp) else os.path.join(os.curdir, fp)
+                for fp in ascii_filepaths]
 
     def check_files(self):
-        for root, dirs, files in os.walk("."):
-            dirs[:] = sorted(d for d in dirs if not self.prune_branch(root, d))
-            for filename in sorted(files):
-                filepath = os.path.join(root, filename)
-                if not filepath.endswith(self.extensions_to_check):
-                    continue
-                for issue_to_check in self.issues_to_check:
-                    if issue_to_check.should_check_file(filepath):
-                        issue_to_check.check_file_for_issue(filepath)
+        for issue_to_check in self.issues_to_check:
+            for filepath in self.collect_files():
+                if issue_to_check.should_check_file(filepath):
+                    issue_to_check.check_file_for_issue(filepath)
 
     def output_issues(self):
         integrity_return_code = 0