Public recordExceptional
Software health reportschema 0.12.0 · metrics 2.10.0 · 2026-07-17 22:06 UTC
globaleaks / globaleaks-whistleblowing-software
GlobaLeaks is a free and open-source whistleblowing software enabling anyone to easily set up and maintain a secure reporting platform.
globaleaks/globaleaks-whistleblowing-software holds a health index of 93 out of 100, placing it in the Exceptional band. It scores highest on Vitality (100/100) and lowest on Sustainability & Governance (58/100). It was last updated today. A single contributor accounts for most of its recent work.
93
overall / 100Software health index
Metrics are grouped into weighted categories on one standardized 1–100 scale. Overall starts as their weighted mean, calibrated against the distribution of the public record so bands carry percentile meaning; when public evidence triggers the High-Risk Jurisdiction Policy, the rating is adjusted and receives an At Risk ceiling of 34.
93
Exceptional93-100The record's top tier (≈ top 5%); essentially all checked criteria met
Excellent80-92Strong across the board; minor gaps
Good65-79Healthy; gaps are limited and manageable
Moderate50-64Acceptable with notable gaps; review recommended
Weak35-49Material weaknesses across several areas
At Risk20-34Significant weaknesses; adoption warrants caution
Critical1-19Severe problems (abandoned, single-maintainer, no hygiene)
Score profile
Each axis is a category. The shape matters more than the average — a healthy subject fills the whole shape, while a spike-and-crater profile means strength in one dimension is masking risk in another.
The weighted overall 79 is calibrated to 93 on the published index scale (record calibration 2026-08-02).
Ownership
GLOBALEAKSOrganization
128 followers15 public repossince Mar 2011
This repository is backed by an organization — shared, accountable stewardship that can outlive any single maintainer.
Metrics by category
Vitality
Is the project alive — is code being written and are releases shipping?
100
Development activity
100Exceptional
How it's scored
| 36/36 | Push recency — last push 0 days ago |
| 36/36 | Commit cadence — 52/52 weeks with commits |
| 18/18 | Commit volume — 855 commits in the last year |
| 10/10 | OpenSSF Scorecard: Maintained — 30 commit(s) and 24 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10 |
Inputs used
| commits_last_year | 855 |
| human_commit_share | — |
| days_since_last_push | 0 |
| active_weeks_last_year | 52 |
Release discipline
100Exceptional
How it's scored
| 27/27 | Ships releases — 78 releases published |
| 36/36 | Release recency — latest release 5 days ago |
| 27/27 | Release cadence — a release every ~12.7 days |
| 0/10 | OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releases — no data |
Inputs used
| releases_count | 78 |
| latest_release_tag | v5.0.97 |
| releases_from_tags | no |
| days_since_latest_release | 5 |
| mean_days_between_releases | 12.7 |
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releases. Remaining weights renormalized.
Community & Adoption
Does the project have users, downloads, attention, and a welcoming setup for contributors?
87
Popularity & adoption
83Excellent
How it's scored
| 51.5/60 | Stars — 1,504 stars |
| 21.2/25 | Forks — 354 forks |
| 10.4/15 | Watchers — 74 watchers |
Inputs used
| forks | 354 |
| stars | 1,504 |
| watchers | 74 |
| growth_state | unverified |
| growth_factor_pct | 100 |
| growth_unverified_reason | no_history |
Community health
92Excellent
How it's scored
| 22.5/22.5 | README |
| 22.5/22.5 | License — recognized license (AGPL-3.0) |
| 18/18 | CONTRIBUTING guide |
| 13.5/13.5 | Code of conduct |
| 0/7.2 | Issue template |
| 6.3/6.3 | PR template |
Inputs used
| has_readme | yes |
| has_license | yes |
| readme_badges | — |
| has_contributing | yes |
| has_issue_template | no |
| has_code_of_conduct | yes |
| readme_badge_services | — |
| has_pull_request_template | yes |
Sustainability & Governance
Will the project survive its people — bus factor, responsiveness, who backs it, and package upkeep?
58
How it's scored
| 9/54 | Bus factor — 1 contributor(s) cover half of all commits |
| 5.1/22.5 | Commit distribution — top contributor authored 78% of commits |
| 13.5/13.5 | Contributor breadth — 55 contributors |
| 10/10 | OpenSSF Scorecard: Contributors — project has 43 contributing companies or organizations |
Inputs used
| bus_factor | 1 |
| contributors_sampled | 55 |
| top_contributor_share | 0.775 |
Issue & PR responsiveness
57Moderate
How it's scored
| 33.4/42 | Issue resolution — 80% of issues closed |
| 16.1/30 | PR acceptance — 204/380 decided PRs merged |
| 0/13 | Newcomer PR acceptance — no first-time contributor's PR decided in 30d |
| 0/15 | OpenSSF Scorecard: Code-Review — Found 0/30 approved changesets -- score normalized to 0 |
Inputs used
| merged_prs | 204 |
| open_issues | 611 |
| closed_issues | 2,378 |
| prs_merged_7d | — |
| prs_decided_7d | — |
| prs_merged_30d | — |
| prs_decided_30d | — |
| issue_closed_ratio | 0.796 |
| closed_unmerged_prs | 176 |
| first_time_authors_30d | — |
| first_time_prs_merged_30d | — |
| first_time_prs_decided_30d | — |
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Newcomer PR acceptance. Remaining weights renormalized.
Ownership & stewardship
82Excellent
How it's scored
| 30/30 | Ownership backing — organization-owned |
| 0/20 | Verified domain — verified-domain status not read for this organization |
| 15.2/25 | Owner reach — 128 followers of globaleaks |
| 20.8/25 | Track record — 15 public repos, account ~15 yr old |
Inputs used
| followers | 128 |
| owner_type | Organization |
| is_verified | — |
| owner_login | globaleaks |
| public_repos | 15 |
| account_age_days | 5,604 |
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Verified domain. Remaining weights renormalized.
Engineering Quality
Are baseline engineering and documentation practices in place?
84
Engineering practices
80Excellent
How it's scored
| 24/24 | CI workflows — 5 workflow(s) |
| 24/24 | Tests present |
| 16/16 | Linter config — eslint.config.js |
| 0/9.6 | Pre-commit hooks |
| 0/6.4 | .editorconfig |
| 0/20 | OpenSSF Scorecard: CI-Tests — no data |
Inputs used
| has_ci | yes |
| has_tests | yes |
| has_editorconfig | no |
| has_linter_config | yes |
| has_precommit_config | no |
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): OpenSSF Scorecard: CI-Tests. Remaining weights renormalized.
Documentation
90Excellent
How it's scored
| 30/30 | README |
| 25/25 | Documentation directory |
| 15/15 | Documentation / homepage site — https://globaleaks.org |
| 10/10 | Repository description |
| 10/10 | Topics — 20 topics |
| 0/10 | Wiki |
Inputs used
| topics | digital-human-rights, anonymity, security, python, twisted, sqlalchemy, tor, libsodium, open-source, privacy, angular, digital-public-goods, accessibility, anticorruption, debian, free-software, typescript, whistleblowing, bootstrap, dompurify |
| has_wiki | no |
| homepage | https://globaleaks.org |
| docs_site | https://globaleaks.org |
| has_readme | yes |
| has_docs_dir | yes |
| has_description | yes |
Security
Are visible security and supply-chain practices strong, without unresolved high-risk jurisdiction exposure?
75
Security posture
75Good
How it's scored
| 7.5/7.5 | Binary-Artifacts — no binaries found in the repo |
| 0.8/7.5 | Branch-Protection — branch protection is not maximal on development and all release branches |
| 0/2.5 | CI-Tests — no data |
| 2.5/2.5 | CII-Best-Practices — badge detected: Gold |
| 0/7.5 | Code-Review — Found 0/30 approved changesets -- score normalized to 0 |
| 2.5/2.5 | Contributors — project has 43 contributing companies or organizations |
| 10/10 | Dangerous-Workflow — no dangerous workflow patterns detected |
| 7.5/7.5 | Dependency-Update-Tool — update tool detected |
| 0/5 | Fuzzing — project is not fuzzed |
| 2.5/2.5 | License — license file detected |
| 7.5/7.5 | Maintained — 30 commit(s) and 24 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10 |
| 0/5 | Packaging — no data |
| 5/5 | Pinned-Dependencies — all dependencies are pinned |
| 5/5 | SAST — SAST tool detected: CodeQL |
| 5/5 | Security-Policy — security policy file detected |
| 0/7.5 | Signed-Releases — no data |
| 7.5/7.5 | Token-Permissions — GitHub workflow tokens follow principle of least privilege |
| 4.5/7.5 | Vulnerabilities — 4 existing vulnerabilities detected |
Inputs used
| source | openssf_scorecard |
| checks_evaluated | 15 |
| scorecard_version | v5.5.0 |
| checks_inconclusive | 3 |
| scorecard_aggregate | 7.5 |
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): CI-Tests, Packaging, Signed-Releases. Remaining weights renormalized.
AI Readiness
How well is the repo equipped to be developed and maintained with AI coding agents? Carries a deliberately small weight (4%): agent tooling is a real maintenance signal, but a repository with none can still reach 100/100.
60
Agent context & guidance
1Critical
How it's scored
| 0/45 | Agent instructions — no CLAUDE.md / AGENTS.md / editor rules |
| 0/15 | Machine-readable docs (llms.txt) |
| 0/40 | Legible commit history — no data |
Inputs used
| has_llms_txt | no |
| llms_txt_url | — |
| legible_history_share | — |
| agent_instruction_files | — |
| agent_instruction_max_bytes | — |
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Legible commit history. Remaining weights renormalized.
Verify loop (build / test / typecheck)
97Exceptional
How it's scored
| 18/18 | One-command bootstrap — documentation/Makefile |
| 22/22 | Automated tests |
| 11/11 | Lint / format config — eslint.config.js |
| 11/11 | Static type checking — client/cypress/tsconfig.json, client/tsconfig.json |
| 10/10 | Reproducible environment — Dockerfile |
| 0/10 | Demonstrated agent practice — no data |
| 5/8 | Automated maintenance — dependency automation configured, none observed in the sampled commits |
| 10/10 | OpenSSF Scorecard: Pinned-Dependencies — all dependencies are pinned |
Inputs used
| has_nix | no |
| has_tests | yes |
| lockfiles | — |
| has_dockerfile | yes |
| typed_language | no |
| bootstrap_files | documentation/Makefile |
| has_devcontainer | no |
| has_linter_config | yes |
| typecheck_configs | client/cypress/tsconfig.json, client/tsconfig.json |
| agent_commit_share | — |
| toolchain_manifests | — |
| dependency_bot_commit_share | 0 |
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Demonstrated agent practice. Remaining weights renormalized.
Code legibility for models
82Excellent
How it's scored
| 27/45 | Type-checkable code — Python with type-check config (client/cypress/tsconfig.json, client/tsconfig.json) |
| 54.9/55 | Manageable file sizes — 1/546 source files over 60KB |
Inputs used
| primary_language | Python |
| largest_source_bytes | 63,803 |
| source_files_sampled | 546 |
| oversized_source_files | 1 |
Key facts
1,504GitHub stars
55contributors
855commits, last 12 months
0days since last push
78releases
1bus factor
611open issues
npm, PyPIpackage ecosystems
Data collection warnings
- Could not fetch pypi package 'globaleaks' from its registry
More detail
OpenSSF Scorecard 7.5 / 10
7.5aggregate
Independent, tool-agnostic security assessment from the open-source OpenSSF Scorecard. Each check rewards a security practice, not a specific vendor's tool. Checks Scorecard could not determine are marked n/a and excluded from the security score (never counted as zero).
| 10 | Binary-Artifacts | no binaries found in the repo |
| 1 | Branch-Protection | branch protection is not maximal on development and all release branches |
| n/a | CI-Tests | no pull request found |
| 10 | CII-Best-Practices | badge detected: Gold |
| 0 | Code-Review | Found 0/30 approved changesets -- score normalized to 0 |
| 10 | Contributors | project has 43 contributing companies or organizations |
| 10 | Dangerous-Workflow | no dangerous workflow patterns detected |
| 10 | Dependency-Update-Tool | update tool detected |
| 0 | Fuzzing | project is not fuzzed |
| 10 | License | license file detected |
| 10 | Maintained | 30 commit(s) and 24 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10 |
| n/a | Packaging | packaging workflow not detected |
| 10 | Pinned-Dependencies | all dependencies are pinned |
| 10 | SAST | SAST tool detected: CodeQL |
| 10 | Security-Policy | security policy file detected |
| n/a | Signed-Releases | no releases found |
| 10 | Token-Permissions | GitHub workflow tokens follow principle of least privilege |
| 6 | Vulnerabilities | 4 existing vulnerabilities detected |
Direct dependencies 49
| Registry | Package | Version constraint | Manifest |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | @angular/common | 21.2.18 | client/package.json |
| npm | @angular/core | 21.2.18 | client/package.json |
| npm | @angular/forms | 21.2.18 | client/package.json |
| npm | @angular/localize | 21.2.18 | client/package.json |
| npm | @angular/platform-browser | 21.2.18 | client/package.json |
| npm | @angular/router | 21.2.18 | client/package.json |
| npm | @flowjs/flow.js | 2.14.1 | client/package.json |
| npm | @flowjs/ngx-flow | 21.0.0 | client/package.json |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/inter | 5.2.8 | client/package.json |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans | 5.2.10 | client/package.json |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-arabic | 5.2.10 | client/package.json |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-armenian | 5.2.8 | client/package.json |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-bengali | 5.2.11 | client/package.json |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-ethiopic | 5.2.7 | client/package.json |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-georgian | 5.2.8 | client/package.json |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-hebrew | 5.2.8 | client/package.json |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-hk | 5.2.10 | client/package.json |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-jp | 5.2.10 | client/package.json |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-khmer | 5.2.8 | client/package.json |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-kr | 5.2.10 | client/package.json |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-lao | 5.2.8 | client/package.json |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-myanmar | 5.2.1 | client/package.json |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-sc | 5.2.10 | client/package.json |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-tamil | 5.2.7 | client/package.json |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-thaana | 5.2.8 | client/package.json |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-thai | 5.2.8 | client/package.json |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-serif-tibetan | 5.2.8 | client/package.json |
| npm | @fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core | 7.3.0 | client/package.json |
| npm | @fortawesome/free-brands-svg-icons | 7.3.0 | client/package.json |
| npm | @fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons | 7.3.0 | client/package.json |
| npm | @ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap | 20.0.0 | client/package.json |
| npm | @ng-idle/core | 16.0.0 | client/package.json |
| npm | @ng-idle/keepalive | 16.0.0 | client/package.json |
| npm | @ng-select/ng-select | 21.8.2 | client/package.json |
| npm | @ngx-translate/core | 17.0.0 | client/package.json |
| npm | @ngx-translate/http-loader | 17.0.0 | client/package.json |
| npm | @popperjs/core | 2.11.8 | client/package.json |
| npm | angularx-qrcode | 21.0.5 | client/package.json |
| npm | bootstrap | 5.3.8 | client/package.json |
| npm | chart.js | 4.5.1 | client/package.json |
| npm | dompurify | 3.4.12 | client/package.json |
| npm | libsodium-wrappers-sumo | 0.8.4 | client/package.json |
| npm | marked | 18.0.6 | client/package.json |
| npm | ng-multiselect-dropdown | 1.0.0 | client/package.json |
| npm | ng2-charts | 10.0.0 | client/package.json |
| npm | ngx-markdown | 21.3.0 | client/package.json |
| npm | pdfjs-dist | 6.1.200 | client/package.json |
| npm | requestidlecallback-polyfill | 1.0.2 | client/package.json |
| npm | rxjs | 7.8.2 | client/package.json |
All dependencies 100
Full resolved dependency set from the GitHub dependency graph: 49 direct and 51 indirect (transitive) packages. The transitive closure is complete when the repository commits a lockfile.
| Registry | Package | Version | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | @angular/common | 21.2.18 | direct |
| npm | @angular/core | 21.2.18 | direct |
| npm | @angular/forms | 21.2.18 | direct |
| npm | @angular/localize | 21.2.18 | direct |
| npm | @angular/platform-browser | 21.2.18 | direct |
| npm | @angular/router | 21.2.18 | direct |
| npm | @flowjs/flow.js | 2.14.1 | direct |
| npm | @flowjs/ngx-flow | 21.0.0 | direct |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/inter | 5.2.8 | direct |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans | 5.2.10 | direct |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-arabic | 5.2.10 | direct |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-armenian | 5.2.8 | direct |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-bengali | 5.2.11 | direct |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-ethiopic | 5.2.7 | direct |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-georgian | 5.2.8 | direct |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-hebrew | 5.2.8 | direct |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-hk | 5.2.10 | direct |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-jp | 5.2.10 | direct |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-khmer | 5.2.8 | direct |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-kr | 5.2.10 | direct |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-lao | 5.2.8 | direct |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-myanmar | 5.2.1 | direct |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-sc | 5.2.10 | direct |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-tamil | 5.2.7 | direct |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-thaana | 5.2.8 | direct |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-sans-thai | 5.2.8 | direct |
| npm | @fontsource-variable/noto-serif-tibetan | 5.2.8 | direct |
| npm | @fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core | 7.3.0 | direct |
| npm | @fortawesome/free-brands-svg-icons | 7.3.0 | direct |
| npm | @fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons | 7.3.0 | direct |
| npm | @ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap | 20.0.0 | direct |
| npm | @ng-idle/core | 16.0.0 | direct |
| npm | @ng-idle/keepalive | 16.0.0 | direct |
| npm | @ng-select/ng-select | 21.8.2 | direct |
| npm | @ngx-translate/core | 17.0.0 | direct |
| npm | @ngx-translate/http-loader | 17.0.0 | direct |
| npm | @popperjs/core | 2.11.8 | direct |
| npm | angularx-qrcode | 21.0.5 | direct |
| npm | bootstrap | 5.3.8 | direct |
| npm | chart.js | 4.5.1 | direct |
| npm | dompurify | 3.4.12 | direct |
| npm | libsodium-wrappers-sumo | 0.8.4 | direct |
| npm | marked | 18.0.6 | direct |
| npm | ng-multiselect-dropdown | 1.0.0 | direct |
| npm | ng2-charts | 10.0.0 | direct |
| npm | ngx-markdown | 21.3.0 | direct |
| npm | pdfjs-dist | 6.1.200 | direct |
| npm | requestidlecallback-polyfill | 1.0.2 | direct |
| npm | rxjs | 7.8.2 | direct |
| npm | @angular-devkit/architect | 0.2102.19 | indirect |
| npm | @angular-devkit/build-angular | 21.2.19 | indirect |
| npm | @angular-devkit/core | 21.2.19 | indirect |
| npm | @angular/cli | 21.2.19 | indirect |
| npm | @angular/compiler | 21.2.18 | indirect |
| npm | @angular/compiler-cli | 21.2.18 | indirect |
| npm | @cypress/code-coverage | 4.0.3 | indirect |
| npm | @cypress/schematic | 5.0.0 | indirect |
| npm | @istanbuljs/nyc-config-typescript | 1.0.2 | indirect |
| npm | @lodder/grunt-postcss | 3.1.1 | indirect |
| npm | @types/flowjs__flow.js | 2.13.3 | indirect |
| npm | @types/qrcode | 1.5.6 | indirect |
| npm | @typescript-eslint/types | 8.63.0 | indirect |
| npm | @typescript-eslint/utils | 8.63.0 | indirect |
| npm | angular-eslint | 21.4.0 | indirect |
| npm | axe-core | 4.12.1 | indirect |
| npm | cssnano | 8.0.2 | indirect |
| npm | cypress | 15.18.1 | indirect |
| npm | cypress-axe | 1.7.0 | indirect |
| npm | eslint | 10.7.0 | indirect |
| npm | gettext-parser | 9.1.1 | indirect |
| npm | grunt | 1.6.2 | indirect |
| npm | grunt-confirm | 1.0.8 | indirect |
| npm | grunt-contrib-clean | 2.0.1 | indirect |
| npm | grunt-contrib-copy | 1.0.0 | indirect |
| npm | grunt-shell | 4.0.0 | indirect |
| npm | grunt-string-replace | 1.3.3 | indirect |
| npm | grunt-webpack | 8.0.0 | indirect |
| npm | less | 4.6.7 | indirect |
| npm | lighthouse | ^12.8.2 | indirect |
| npm | load-grunt-tasks | 5.1.0 | indirect |
| npm | npm-check-updates | 22.2.9 | indirect |
| npm | nyc | 18.0.0 | indirect |
| npm | patch-package | 8.0.1 | indirect |
| npm | postcss | 8.5.17 | indirect |
| npm | postcss-rtlcss | 6.0.0 | indirect |
| npm | postinstall-postinstall | 2.1.0 | indirect |
| npm | stylelint | 17.14.0 | indirect |
| npm | stylelint-config-standard | 40.0.0 | indirect |
| npm | superagent | 10.3.0 | indirect |
| npm | ts-node | 10.9.2 | indirect |
| npm | typescript | 5.9.3 | indirect |
| npm | typescript-eslint | 8.63.0 | indirect |
| npm | yauzl | 3.4.0 | indirect |
| PyPI | furo | — | indirect |
| PyPI | setuptools | — | indirect |
| PyPI | sphinx | — | indirect |
| PyPI | sphinx-autobuild | — | indirect |
| PyPI | sphinx-copybutton | — | indirect |
| PyPI | sphinx-intl | — | indirect |
| PyPI | sphinx-sitemap | — | indirect |
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