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Hard disk image

nwipe – secure storage device erasure utility

June 7, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, System Software, Utilities

nwipe securely erases Linux storage devices using configurable overwrite methods, parallel operations and detailed PDF audit certificates.

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Hypervisors

Firecracker – lightweight virtualization technology

June 4, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, System Software

Firecracker runs lightweight KVM-based microVMs with REST API controls, network and storage isolation, snapshots and security hardening.

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Password Managers

22 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI Password Managers

May 27, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Utilities

A password manager is a utility which helps users store and retrieve passwords and other data. We make our open source recommendations.

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Encrypted Files

Picocrypt NG – lightweight file encryption tool

May 11, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

Picocrypt NG encrypts files with XChaCha20 and Argon2id. Explore its GUI, password-based volumes, error correction and recovery features.

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gosec – Go Security Checker

May 6, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Programming

gosec scans Go source for security problems using AST, SSA and taint analysis, with SARIF output, CI integration and a broad rule set.

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ZDNS – high-speed DNS resolver and command line utility

May 1, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

ZDNS is a high-speed DNS resolver for large-scale domain measurements with recursive lookups, DNSSEC validation and structured JSON output.

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Encrypted Files

SOPS – editor for encrypted secrets and configuration files

April 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

SOPS is a command-line secrets editor for YAML, JSON, ENV, INI and binary files using age, PGP and multiple cloud key-management services.

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Encrypted Files

Sequoia – comprehensive modern OpenPGP implementation

April 22, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Sequoia is a modern OpenPGP implementation written in Rust with command-line tools, libraries, certificate handling and verification.

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Encrypted Files

Hideout – simple file encryption and decryption

April 6, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

Hideout provides drag-and-drop file encryption and decryption with GnuPG, password-based protection and a lightweight GTK interface.

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Anti-Malware Tools

YARA-X – malware pattern matching engine

February 21, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

YARA-X is a Rust-based malware pattern matching engine with a powerful CLI, compiled rules, detailed diagnostics and editor integration.

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Security

Envy – manage secrets

February 12, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security, TUI

Envy is a terminal secrets manager with AES-256-GCM encryption, fuzzy search, project environments and import/export of .env files.

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Security

Chamber – secrets manager

February 11, 2026 Steve Emms Security, TUI

Chamber is a local-first Rust secrets manager with an encrypted SQLite vault, terminal interface, backup tools and a REST API.

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Password manager

Puny Manager – local encrypted password vault manager

February 11, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Puny Manager provides local encrypted password vaults with command-line management, password auditing, backups and import/export tools.

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SSH

OpenSSH GUI – graphical frontend for OpenSSH

January 2, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

OpenSSH GUI is a graphical frontend for managing OpenSSH keys, known hosts, authorised keys, SSH configuration, and remote systems.

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Server

RADIUSdesk – web-based RADIUS management platform

December 15, 2025 Steve Emms Internet, Web Apps

RADIUSdesk provides web-based management of FreeRADIUS users, sessions, access policies, hotspots and wireless network infrastructure.

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Encryption software

LibrePGP – alternative OpenPGP encryption specification

December 13, 2025 Steve Emms Internet

LibrePGP is an alternative OpenPGP specification focused on compatibility, long-term use, updated algorithms and existing implementations.

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Security

fnox – encrypted/remote secret manager

December 8, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Security

fnox loads secrets from encrypted files and remote providers into development commands, with profiles, shell integration and CI support.

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Remote Display

wolfSSH – small, fast, portable SSH implementation

November 7, 2025 Steve Emms Internet

wolfSSH is an embeddable C implementation of SSH for constrained devices, providing server and client libraries plus SCP and SFTP support.

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Remote Display

Dropbear – lightweight SSH server

November 7, 2025 Steve Emms Internet

Dropbear provides a compact SSH server and client for embedded Linux, with configurable features, key authentication and port forwarding.

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Anti-Malware Tools

Lenspect – check files and URLs with VirusTotal

October 25, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Security

Lenspect checks files and URLs through VirusTotal, with detailed detection results, scan history, report exports, and quota monitoring.

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