Skip to content
EntityQ15465348· pop 11· linked from 87 articles

SecureDrop

Sign in to save

Also known as DeadDrop

SecureDrop is a free software platform for secure communication between journalists and sources (whistleblowers). It was originally designed and developed by Aaron Swartz and Kevin Poulsen under the name DeadDrop. James Dolan also co-created the software.

Key facts

Software.name
SecureDrop
Software.logo
SecureDrop logo.svg
Software.logo_size
150px
Software.screenshot
Screenshot from SecureDrop Source view.png
Software.caption
Screenshot from the SecureDrop Source interface.
Software.developer
Freedom of the Press Foundation
Software.programming language
Python
Software.operating system
Linux
Software.genre
Secure communication
Software.license
GNU Affero General Public License, version 3

via Wikipedia infobox

Source code

SecureDrop is an open-source whistleblower submission system that media organizations can use to securely accept documents from, and communicate with anonymous sources. It was originally created by the late Aaron Swartz and is currently managed by the Freedom of the Press Foundation. SecureDrop is a stable, mature project that is actively in use in newsrooms across the globe. Most feature development efforts are focused towards the SecureDrop Workstation, SecureDrop Client, and SecureDrop Protocol; see the "Future directions for SecureDrop" blog post for more information. By default, the documentation describes the most recent SecureDrop release. This is known as the stable version and is recommended for end users (Sources, Journalists, or Administrators). The latest documentation is automatically built from the most recent commit to the SecureDrop documentation repository. It is most useful for developers and contributors to the project. You can switch between versions of the documentation by using the toolbar in the bottom left corner of the Read the Docs screen. If you want to report a security issue , please use our bug bounty hosted by Bugcrowd. If filing the issue does not impact security, just create a GitHub Issue. SecureDrop is open source and released under the GNU Affero General Public License v3. en.txt is based off a new Diceware wordlist from the EFF. fr.txt is based off Matthieu Weber's translated diceware list and the French word list found in trezor/python-mnemonic (MIT licensed). A huge thank you to all SecureDrop contributors! You can find a list of code and documentation contributors in the "Contributors" tab on GitHub. SecureDrop is translated into many languages by a community of volunteers; please see our Weblate instance for details. Thanks to our friends at PyUp for sponsoring a subscription to their Python security database.

Excerpt from the source-code README · 5,077 chars · not written by Vinony

Wikidata facts

Image
Screenshot from SecureDrop Source view.png
Show 6 more facts
source code repository URL
github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop
software version identifier
2.15.1
publication date
2013-05-14
inception
2011-00-00
social media followers
18124
Sources (13)

via Wikidata · CC0

~4 min read

Article

7 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Security
  • Prominent organizations using SecureDrop
  • Awards
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

SecureDrop is a free software platform for secure communication between journalists and sources (whistleblowers). It was originally designed and developed by Aaron Swartz and Kevin Poulsen under the name DeadDrop. James Dolan also co-created the software.

== History == After Aaron Swartz's death, the first instance of the platform was launched under the name Strongbox by staff at The New Yorker on 15 May 2013. The Freedom of the Press Foundation took over development of DeadDrop under the name SecureDrop, and has since assisted with its installation at several news organizations, including ProPublica, The Guardian, The Intercept, and The Washington Post.

Connections

Categories