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Encrypted Files

SOPS – editor of encrypted files

April 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

SOPS is a command-line utility for managing secrets inside configuration files and other documents.

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Encryption

enc – command-line encryption tool

April 22, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

enc is a command-line encryption tool designed as a modern, approachable alternative to GnuPG.

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Encrypted Files

Sequoia – comprehensive OpenPGP implementation

April 22, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Sequoia is a comprehensive OpenPGP implementation written in Rust.

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Network Security

9 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Data Hashing Tools

April 21, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Security

Hashing is the process of passing data through a formula to produce a condensed fixed-value representation, called a hash value.

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Network Security

Checksum Checker – simple GUI application

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

Checksum Checker helps users verify file checksums against expected values and generate new checksums for local files.

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Network Security

HashVerifier – checksum generation and verification utility

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

HashVerifier is a cross-platform checksum generation and verification utility for Linux and Windows.

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Network Security

Rust Hash Sum – calculate and verify file checksums

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

rhashsum is a desktop utility for generating and checking file integrity hashes through a graphical interface.

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Network Security

19 Best Free and Open Source CLI Data Hashing Tools

April 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Security

Hashing is the process of passing data through a formula that produces a condensed fixed-value representation, called a hash value.

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Technology

Ermis – steganographic application

April 15, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

Ermis is a cross-platform steganography application for hiding and extracting secret data inside digital media files on Linux.

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Passive OS Fingerprinting

Enroll – fingerprint management

March 30, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

Enroll offers fingerprint management for single and multi-user systems. Allows you to register, verify and delete prints.

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Bioinformatics

minimap2 – versatile sequence alignment program

March 18, 2026 Steve Emms Security

minimap2 is a versatile sequence alignment program for genomic and spliced nucleotide sequences.

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Security

tirith – URL security analysis for shell environments

March 16, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Tirith guards the gate and intercepts suspicious URLs, ANSI injection, and pipe-to-shell attacks before they execute.

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Security

PicoForge – configure and manage Pico FIDO security keys

March 13, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

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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Security

Bao – verified streaming tool

March 11, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Bao is an implementation of BLAKE3 verified streaming, as described in Section 6.4 of the BLAKE3 spec.

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DNA

Cryfa – encryption tool for genomic data

March 11, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Scientific, Security

Cryfa is an encryption tool specifically designed for genomic data.

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Security

Nibble – local network scanning tool

March 10, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security, TUI

Nibble is a CLI tool for local network scanning that focuses on speed and ease of use.

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Network Security

ddgst – hashing and checksum utility

March 5, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

ddgst is a cross-platform command-line hashing and checksum utility written in the D programming language.

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Security

ZGrab – application-layer network scanner

March 1, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

ZGrab is a fast, modular application-layer network scanner designed for completing large Internet-wide surveys.

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Encrypted Files

nacrypt – file encryption program

February 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Nacrypt is designed to be safe by design, using secure defaults for all cryptographic operations.

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Network Analyzers

babyshark – flows-first packet capture TUI

February 26, 2026 Steve Emms Security, 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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