SecureDrop

SecureDrop
Original author(s)
Developer(s)Freedom of the Press Foundation
Initial release15 October 2013; 11 years ago (2013-10-15)
Stable release
2.10.1[1] Edit this on Wikidata (22 October 2024; 16 days ago (22 October 2024))
Repository
Written inPython
Operating systemLinux
TypeSecure communication
LicenseGNU Affero General Public License, version 3
Websitesecuredrop.org Edit this at Wikidata

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]

  1. ^ "Release 2.10.1". 22 October 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  2. ^ Ball, James (5 Jun 2014). "Guardian launches SecureDrop system for whistleblowers to share files". The Guardian.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Poulsen, Kevin (14 May 2013). "Strongbox and Aaron Swartz". The New Yorker.
  5. ^ 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.