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Detect It Easy

Security & privacy

Detect It Easy is a binary identification utility for examining file signatures and identifying likely packers, compilers, and formats. It includes file signatures, packer detection, and executable format analysis.

Open-source software
Signature matches can be incomplete or misleading.

Iaito

Security & privacy

Iaito is a graphical interface to radare2 for inspecting binaries and navigating reverse engineering workflows. It includes radare2 integration, disassembly navigation, and analysis plugins. It is aimed at radare2 users wanting a graphical workspace for binary analysis.

Open-source software
It requires familiarity with binary analysis and radare2 concepts.

Wireshark

Security & privacy

Wireshark is a protocol analyzer for examining captured network traffic and understanding conversations between systems. It includes protocol decoding, display filters, and stream reassembly. It is aimed at network administrators investigating packet captures from their systems.

Open-source software
The reviewed Flatpak build analyzes files but does not capture live traffic.

Angry IP Scanner

Security & privacy

Angry IP Scanner is a network discovery tool for checking IP addresses and reachable ports across a selected range. It includes IP range scanning, port checks, and host discovery.

Open-source software
Network boundaries and filtering can prevent complete discovery.

Zenmap

Security & privacy

Zenmap is a graphical frontend to Nmap for constructing repeatable scans and reviewing their results. It includes scan profiles, command construction, and result comparisons. It is aimed at administrators learning or organizing authorized network scans.

Free source-available software
Free end-user use; commercial product integration and redistribution have separate license restrictions.

mitmproxy

Security & privacy

mitmproxy is an interactive proxy for inspecting and modifying HTTP-related traffic during authorized development and testing. It includes HTTP interception, TLS inspection, and webSocket support.

Open-source software
TLS inspection requires compatible certificate trust and can be blocked by pinning.

OTPClient

Security & privacy

OTPClient is a desktop authenticator for organizing and generating one-time codes with several import and export options. It includes TOTP and HOTP codes, token groups, and backup imports.

Open-source software
Losing the token database and recovery material can lock out accounts.

Authenticator

Security & privacy

Authenticator is a GNOME authenticator for generating and managing several forms of two-factor authentication code. It includes time-based codes, QR code scanning, and backup and restore.

Open-source software
Recovery still depends on backups or account recovery codes.

Yubico Authenticator

Security & privacy

Yubico Authenticator is an authentication application that generates one-time codes using secrets stored on a compatible YubiKey. It includes hardware-backed OTP, QR enrollment, and touch confirmation.

Open-source software
A compatible YubiKey is required and purchased separately.

Ente Auth

Security & privacy

Ente Auth is a cross-platform authenticator with offline code generation and encrypted synchronization options. It includes offline OTP codes, encrypted synchronization, and token imports and exports.

Open-source software
Account recovery and backup planning remain necessary.

Secrets

Security & privacy

Secrets is a GNOME password manager that stores credentials in a KeePass-compatible database. It includes KeePass database support, credential organization, and encrypted local storage. It is aimed at GNOME users maintaining a portable local password vault.

Open-source software
The master credential and backup database must be protected independently.

Kleopatra

Security & privacy

Kleopatra is a certificate and key manager for OpenPGP and S/MIME workflows on the desktop. It includes key management, digital signatures, and file encryption. It is aimed at users managing encryption certificates and signed documents.

Open-source software
Correct key verification and recovery planning remain the user's responsibility.

Passwords and Keys

Security & privacy

Passwords and Keys is a GNOME key management application for handling encryption keys, SSH identities, and stored credentials. It includes PGP key management, SSH key management, and key backups.

Open-source software
It cannot recover a lost private key without a backup.

KWalletManager

Security & privacy

KWalletManager is a KDE wallet manager for viewing and organizing secrets used by compatible desktop applications. It includes wallet management, application credentials, and secret organization.

Open-source software
Applications must integrate with the KDE wallet subsystem.

Revelation

Security & privacy

Revelation is a GNOME password manager for organizing account information in an encrypted local file. It includes encrypted storage, automatic locking, and import and export.

Open-source software
The encrypted file and its unlock password require separate protection.

Vaults

Security & privacy

Vaults is a graphical utility for creating encrypted file containers through supported filesystem encryption backends. It includes encrypted vaults, gocryptfs support, and cryFS support. It is aimed at Linux users protecting selected folders rather than an entire disk.

Open-source software
The relevant encryption backend must be available.

AusweisApp

Security & privacy

AusweisApp is an electronic identity application for using supported German identity documents with online services. It includes online identification, ID data inspection, and PIN management.

Open-source software
A supported identity document and compatible reader or NFC device are required.

Metadata Cleaner

Security & privacy

Metadata Cleaner is a desktop privacy utility for inspecting and removing supported metadata from selected files. It includes metadata inspection, metadata removal, and multiple file selection.

Open-source software
Not every format or hidden data channel can be cleaned completely.
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