# freedomofpress/securedrop

GitHub repository for the SecureDrop whistleblower platform. Do not submit tips here!

Repository: https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/securedrop
Homepage: https://securedrop.org/
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: python, securedrop, journalism, flask-application, hacktoberfest, whistleblowing
Last push: 2026-08-26T16:29:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 97/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 92, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5348, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 56, "gap_med": 18.0, "n_releases_24m": 21}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3878, forks 719 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:27.940840+00:00)

## What it is
SecureDrop is an open-source whistleblower submission system that lets media organizations and NGOs securely accept documents from and communicate with anonymous sources over Tor. It is a self-hosted Flask-based application maintained by the Freedom of the Press Foundation and used in newsrooms worldwide.

## Use cases
- set up an anonymous tip submission system for a newsroom
- receive documents securely from anonymous sources
- communicate with whistleblowers without metadata leaks
- self-host a secure drop box on Tor onion services
- protect journalist-source communications in high-risk environments

## When to choose
- your organization needs to accept sensitive documents from anonymous sources
- you want a mature, audited, open-source secure submission platform
- you can dedicate isolated hardware and follow strict operational security practices

## When to avoid
- you just need a simple contact form without anonymity requirements
- you cannot operate dedicated air-gapped hardware and Tor infrastructure
- you want a hosted SaaS solution rather than a self-managed deployment

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: security, privacy, http-server, self-hosted, file-upload, cryptography
- domain: security, privacy, self-hosted, web-development
- platform: python, self-hosted
- tags: whistleblowing, anonymous-sources, tor, journalism, flask, newsroom, secure-submission, linux, web-server

## Member repositories
- freedomofpress/securedrop (main) score 97

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:27.940840+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:25:44.605551+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:27.940840+00:00, sha a9b0ff3b7ab9)
  - homepage: https://securedrop.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:20:00.009421+00:00, sha be686e14586c)
  - site_page: https://docs.securedrop.org/en/stable (fetched 2026-08-29T09:20:00.012110+00:00, sha 56bc2eb28a7e)
  - site_page: https://docs.securedrop.org (fetched 2026-08-29T09:20:00.015527+00:00, sha 56bc2eb28a7e)
  - site_page: https://docs.securedrop.org/en/stable/admin/installation/installation_overview.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:20:00.017141+00:00, sha c3a8865e1611)
  - site_page: https://securedrop.org/overview (fetched 2026-08-29T09:20:00.013975+00:00, sha 56652facc512)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.