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SecureDrop

open-source software platform for communication between journalists and sources
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SecureDrop

Summary

SecureDrop is a free and open-source software[1]. SecureDrop draws 238 Wikipedia views per month (free_and_open_source_software category, ranking #33 of 170).[2]

Key Facts

  • SecureDrop received the FSF Free Software Award for Projects of Social Benefit[3].
  • SecureDrop's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[4].
  • SecureDrop's instance of is recorded as content management system[5].
  • SecureDrop's developer is recorded as Freedom of the Press Foundation[6].
  • SecureDrop's developer is recorded as Kevin Poulsen[7].
  • SecureDrop's developer is recorded as James Dolan[8].
  • SecureDrop's copyright license is recorded as Q1131681[9].
  • SecureDrop's programmed in is recorded as Python[10].
  • SecureDrop's programmed in is recorded as scripting language[11].
  • SecureDrop's operating system is recorded as Linux[12].
  • SecureDrop's software version identifier is recorded as 0.2.1[13].
  • SecureDrop's software version identifier is recorded as 0.3[14].
  • SecureDrop's software version identifier is recorded as 0.3.1[15].
  • SecureDrop's software version identifier is recorded as 0.6[16].
  • SecureDrop's software version identifier is recorded as 0.7.0[17].
  • SecureDrop's software version identifier is recorded as 0.8.0[18].
  • SecureDrop's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.0[19].
  • SecureDrop's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.1[20].
  • SecureDrop's software version identifier is recorded as 0.10.0[21].
  • SecureDrop's software version identifier is recorded as 0.11.0[22].
  • SecureDrop's software version identifier is recorded as 0.11.1[23].
  • SecureDrop's software version identifier is recorded as 0.12.0[24].
  • SecureDrop's software version identifier is recorded as 0.12.1[25].
  • SecureDrop's software version identifier is recorded as 0.12.2[26].
  • SecureDrop's software version identifier is recorded as 0.13.0[27].

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Reception

SecureDrop received the FSF Free Software Award for Projects of Social Benefit[3].

Why It Matters

SecureDrop draws 238 Wikipedia views per month (free_and_open_source_software category, ranking #33 of 170).[2] SecureDrop has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] SecureDrop is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did SecureDrop receive?

Honors received include FSF Free Software Award for Projects of Social Benefit[3].

Related Entities

Aaron Swartz Kevin Poulsen Linux Python scripting language

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . firstlook.org. Retrieved . firstlook.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . fsf.org. Retrieved . fsf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . freedom.press. Retrieved . freedom.press. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . freedom.press. freedom.press. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . lists.riseup.net. lists.riseup.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . freedom.press. Retrieved . freedom.press. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . freedom.press. Retrieved . freedom.press. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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