Known Users

This is a list of some of the known users of botan. If you’d like to be added to the list, email the development list.

Open Source Software

  • SoftHSM an open sourced software PKCS #11 implementation, which is used as part of the OpenDNSSEC project.

  • Qt Creator, an IDE for building Qt applications.

  • NetSieben’s SSH library provides SSHv2 client connections for C++ applications, using botan for the crypto. (GPL or commercial)

  • InSiTo is a library for ePassports based on botan which was commissioned by the German Federal Office for Information Security.

  • QCA, the Qt Cryptographic Architecture (part of KDE4) uses parts of botan as an embedded crypto provider.

  • TCHead is a utility for analyzing TrueCrypt volume headers.

  • Octopod is a file sharing system.

  • Silverlock is a GPL password management tool for Windows, OS X, and Linux.</p>

  • Monotone, a free distributed version control system, uses botan for RSA authentication, content hashing, and message authentication.

  • Publimark is a tool for hiding messages in an audio file.

  • KeySafe, a password application for GNOME

  • SuSE uses botan as part of a test suite for the GCC optimizer.

  • Openbench, an open source benchmark suite, uses botan as a component.

  • VNCcrack is a password cracker for the VNC authentication/response protocol.

Commercial Software

  • Hulu Desktop uses botan on Windows (ref).

  • Hitman Pro is a malware scanner for Windows.

  • Flying Lab Software, a Seattle based game developer, uses botan as a part of their user authentication process.

  • CryptoTE is a text editor with integrated strong cryptography.

  • TextEgg is an encrypted document editor.

  • Seagate uses botan for the drive encryption in the Maxtor OneTouch III Mini Edition hard drive.

  • Aegeus Technology Ltd used botan in a research implementation of SPKI.

  • E.V.E. Paradox, a suite of games for Windows.

Research Projects