
Users
========================================

This is a list of some of the known users of botan. The open source
projects might be helpful as an additional reference for library
usage.

If you'd like to be added to the list, email the development list.

Open Source Software
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

* `BIND 10 <http://www.isc.org/bind10>`_ the new version of the BIND
  DNS server uses botan for various crypto operations.

* `SoftHSM <http://trac.opendnssec.org/wiki/SoftHSM>`_ an open sourced
  software PKCS #11 implementation, which is used as part of the
  `OpenDNSSEC <http://www.opendnssec.org>`_ project.

* `Qt Creator <http://qt.nokia.com/products/developer-tools>`_, an
  IDE for building Qt applications.

* `NetSieben's <http://netsieben.com/products/ssh/>`_
  SSH library provides SSHv2 client connections for C++
  applications, using botan for the crypto. (GPL or commercial)

* `InSiTo <http://www.flexsecure.eu/insito/index.html>`_ is a library
  for ePassports based on botan which was commissioned by the German
  Federal Office for Information Security.

* `QCA <http://delta.affinix.com/qca/>`_, the Qt Cryptographic
  Architecture (part of KDE4) uses parts of botan as an `embedded
  crypto provider
  <http://quickgit.kde.org/?p=qca.git&a=tree&hb=master&f=src%2Fbotantools%2Fbotan>`_
  and also has a `qca-botan plugin <http://quickgit.kde.org/?p=qca.git&a=tree&hb=master&f=plugins%2Fqca-botan>`_.

* `TCHead <http://16s.us/TCHead/>`_ is a utility for analyzing
  TrueCrypt volume headers.

* `Octopod <http://code.google.com/p/octopod/>`_ is a
  file sharing system.

* `Silverlock <http://www.petroules.com/products/silverlock/>`_
  is a GPL password management tool for Windows, OS X, and Linux.</p>

* `Monotone <http://monotone.ca/>`_, a free distributed
  version control system, uses botan for RSA authentication,
  content hashing, and message authentication.

* `Publimark <http://www.gleguelv.org/soft/publimark/index.html>`_
  is a tool for hiding messages in an audio file.

* `KeySafe <http://therning.org/magnus/computer/keysafe>`_,
  a password application for GNOME

* `SuSE <http://gcc.opensuse.org>`_ uses botan as part
  of a test suite for the GCC optimizer.

* `Openbench <http://www.exactcode.de/site/open_source/openbench/>`_,
  an open source benchmark suite, uses botan as a component.

* `VNCcrack <http://www.randombit.net/code/vnccrack/>`_
  is a password cracker for the VNC authentication/response protocol.

Commercial Software
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

* `Hulu Desktop <http://www.hulu.com/labs/hulu-desktop>`_ uses botan
  on Windows `(ref)
  <http://download.hulu.com/HuluDesktop_ThirdPartyLicenses.txt>`_.

* `Hitman Pro <http://www.surfright.nl/en>`_ is a malware
  scanner for Windows.

* `Flying Lab Software <http://www.burningsea.com>`_, a Seattle based
  game developer, uses botan as a part of their user authentication
  process.

* `CryptoTE <http://idlebox.net/2009/cryptote/>`_ is a text editor
  with integrated strong cryptography.

* `TextEgg <http://www.textegg.com/>`_ is an encrypted document editor.

* `Seagate <http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads/>`_
  uses botan for the drive encryption in the Maxtor OneTouch III Mini
  Edition hard drive.

* `E.V.E. Paradox <http://www.entropicsoftware.com/eve/eve.html>`_, a
  suite of games for Windows.

Research Projects
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

* `A Unified Approach to Intra-Domain Security
  <http://www.csiir.ornl.gov/shue/research/securecom09.pdf>`_
  describes a system by researches from Oak Ridge National Lab and
  Indiana University that uses botan to secure ARP and DHCP.

* `CLL: A Cryptographic Link Layer for Local Area Networks
  <http://www.springerlink.com/content/c4681m76808l4621/>`_ describes
  a network encryption system using botan. (One of the coauthors, Yves
  Jerschow, also contributed a number of optimizations to the
  library).

* The system described in `Enabling Intrusion Detection in IPsec
  Protected IPv6 Networks Through Secret-key Sharing
  <http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a431510.pdf>`_.

* `An experimental tamper detection system
  <http://www.cis.udel.edu/~hiper/passages/papers/jochenMILCOM03.pdf>`_
  designed by researchers from the University of Delaware and the US
  Army Research Laboratory.

* A prototype implementation of a telephony signal security system,
  described in `Prototyping and evaluation of TCAPsec
  <http://www.cs.kau.se/cs/education/courses/davddiss/Uppsatser_2007/D2007-04.pdf>`_
  by Kang Chung and Mathilda Gustafsson.
