minimap2 is a versatile sequence alignment program for genomic and spliced nucleotide sequences.
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Category: Security
tirith – URL security analysis for shell environments
Tirith guards the gate and intercepts suspicious URLs, ANSI injection, and pipe-to-shell attacks before they execute.
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PicoForge – configure and manage Pico FIDO security keys
PicoForge is a modern desktop application for configuring and managing Pico FIDO security keys. Written in Rust and built with GPUI
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9 Best Open Source Firewall Distributions
Security is paramount. Security involves defense in depth. Approaching security one step at a time, with consistency and rigour, you can mitigate threats.
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Bao – verified streaming tool
Bao is an implementation of BLAKE3 verified streaming, as described in Section 6.4 of the BLAKE3 spec.
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Cryfa – encryption tool for genomic data
Cryfa is an encryption tool specifically designed for genomic data.
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10 Best Free and Open Source Linux Terminal-Based Port Scanners
Linux has a good range of port scanners that help administrators identify and rectify weaknesses in a system.
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Nibble – local network scanning tool
Nibble is a CLI tool for local network scanning that focuses on speed and ease of use.
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11 Useful Free and Open Source Linux Reverse Vulnerability Analysis Tools
Vulnerability analysis is an essential activity for enterprise security. We recommend useful open source tools.
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8 Best Free and Open Source Network Intrusion Detection Systems
An intrusion detection system is a device or software application that monitors a network or systems for malicious activity or policy violations.
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ddgst – hashing and checksum utility
ddgst is a cross-platform command-line hashing and checksum utility written in the D programming language.
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18 Best Free and Open Source Network Analyzers
A network analyzer (also known as a packet analyzer, packet sniffer, or protocol analyzer) is software that intercepts and logs traffic that passes over a computer network or part of a network.
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5 Best Free and Open Source Frontends for GnuPG
GnuPG is a superb tool though it’s a command line affair. If you’re looking for a GUI frontend, check out these tools.
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14 Best Free and Open Source Vulnerability Detection Tools
Vulnerability scanning is an essential activity for enterprise security. We recommend the best free and open source vulnerability detection tools.
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ZGrab – application-layer network scanner
ZGrab is a fast, modular application-layer network scanner designed for completing large Internet-wide surveys.
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nacrypt – file encryption program
Nacrypt is designed to be safe by design, using secure defaults for all cryptographic operations.
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babyshark – flows-first packet capture TUI
Babyshark is a PCAP TUI that helps you answer: What’s using the network? What looks broken/weird? What should I select next?
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12 Best Free and Open Source Firewall Tools
We recommend free and open source firewall tools.
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nftables – in-kernel packet classification framework
nftables replaces the popular {ip,ip6,arp,eb}tables. This software also provides libnftables.
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firewalld – dynamically managed firewall
firewalld provides a dynamically managed firewall with support for network/firewall zones.
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