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 Screenshot from the SecureDrop Source interface. | |
| Original author(s) | |
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| Developer(s) | Freedom of the Press Foundation |
| Initial release | 15 October 2013 |
| Stable release | 2.10.1[1]  (22 October 2024)
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| Repository | |
| Written in | Python |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Type | Secure communication |
| License | GNU Affero General Public License, version 3 |
| Website | securedrop |
SecureDrop is a free software platform for secure communication between journalists and sources (whistleblowers).[2] It was originally designed and developed by Aaron Swartz and Kevin Poulsen under the name DeadDrop.[3][4] James Dolan also co-created the software.[5]
- ^ "Release 2.10.1". 22 October 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ Ball, James (5 Jun 2014). "Guardian launches SecureDrop system for whistleblowers to share files". The Guardian.
- ^ Kassner, Michael (20 May 2013). "Aaron Swartz legacy lives on with New Yorker's Strongbox: How it works". TechRepublic. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ Poulsen, Kevin (14 May 2013). "Strongbox and Aaron Swartz". The New Yorker.
- ^ Timm, Trevor (9 January 2018). "A tribute to James Dolan, co-creator of SecureDrop, who has tragically passed away at age 36". Freedom of the Press Foundation.