National Security Agency released the source code of Ghidra, its reverse engineering tool

    The National Security Agency released the source code of Ghidra, its reverse engineering tool.

    This source code repository includes instructions to build on all
supported platforms (macOS, Linux, and Windows). With this release,
developers will be able to collaborate by creating patches, and
extending the tool to fit their cybersecurity needs.

    The source code is available for download at ghidra-sre.org along with the 9.1.1 patch.
Ghidra is a software reverse engineering (SRE) framework developed by NSA’s Research Directorate for NSA’s cybersecurity mission.
It helps analyze malicious code and malware like viruses, and can give
cybersecurity professionals a better understanding of potential
vulnerabilities in their networks and systems.

  • Includes a suite of software analysis tools for analyzing compiled
    code on a variety of platforms including Windows, Mac OS, and Linux
  • capabilities include disassembly, assembly, decompilation, graphing and scripting, and hundreds of other features
  • supports a wide variety of processor instruction sets and
    executable formats and can be run in both user-interactive and automated
    modes.

  • users may develop their own Ghidra plug-in components and/or scripts using the exposed API

    •    For more NSA releases, check out CODE.NSA.GOV for open source, and NSA’s Technology Transfer Program for other technology.