The EUPL is the European Free/Open Source Software (F/OSS) licence. It has been created on the initiative of the European Commission. It is now delivered in 23 original linguistic versions and can be...
European PoliciesLegal+4 topics
Last update: 06/11/2023
EUPL licensed identity platform
Evolveum presents itself as a globally recognized EU-based organization that was established in 2011 and as a professional open source development team focused on Identity and Access Management solutions. It is the creator and maintainer of its open source identity platform, midPoint. The last release (October 31, 2023) midPoint 4.8, code-named after Marie Skłodowska-Curie, is distributed under the EUPL licence. According to the Evolveum midPoint dataset, the feature set covering identity governance and administration makes midPoint a solution for organizations seeking digital transformation…
eIdentity and eSignatureICT securityOpen Source Software
Last update: 26/04/2023
The largest EUPL licensed project?
EBSI status The European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI) aims to leverage the power of blockchain for the public good. Indeed, in the current age of Internet (Web2), big platforms and social networks (i.e. the so-called “GAFAM”) offered to facilitate users’ activities by providing them services like unique sign-on (i.e. “Sign in with Google”). However, by providing such service, they have taken global visibility and control on users’ behaviour and credentials. In the coming third age of the internet (Web3), the aim of EBSI is to provide a new paradigm for exchanging and verifying…
CollaborationDigital-ready policymaking+3 topics
Last update: 24/04/2023
Malware detection, under EUPL
Developed by SitinCloud, a French company Located in Colombes, near Paris, and licensed under the EUPL, Owlyshield is a versatile and open-source EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) solution, which specializes in detecting intrusions through vulnerability exploitation, with a primary focus on identifying Command and Control, exfiltration, and impact tactics. It achieves this by learning the normal behaviour of applications and employing novelty detection to identify weak signals indicative of an attack. According to the provider, the software detects and stops threats in real-time without…
ICT securityOpen Source Software
Last update: 06/02/2023
A security contribution from the German BSI
The German BSI (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik) licenses its TaSK Framework tool under the EUPL-1.2 European licence. What is this TaSK Framework tool? It is a configurable test tool for performing TLS conformity to the BSI specifications. So…, and what is TLS? TSL means Transport Layer Security. It is the protocol designed to provide communications security over a computer network. TSL is widely used in applications such as email, instant messaging, voice over IP, and the most important for payment security: HTTPS. The TLS protocol aims primarily to provide security…
eIdentity and eSignatureICT security+3 topics
Last update: 31/03/2023
EUPL for DigiD app (NL)
The Dutch government uses several login methods: SMS verification, Username and password, Identity card reader and a specific application: DigiD app, which is presented as the easiest way to log in securely. This is because users no longer have to remember a complicated password, but only a device PIN code of their choice. DigiD app users can arrange everything for their digital ID, such as changing their e-mail address or the language setting. The app can be used on up to 5 different devices. The DigiD source code has been disclosed on GitHub in response to a request under the Dutch Open…
eGovernmenteIdentity and eSignature+2 topics
Last update: 18/04/2023
EU CAPTCHA under EUPL-1.2
EU CAPTCHA is a test intended to distinguish human from machine input. It prevents the use of bots/machines (e.g. for automated account creation) in the framework of services provided by EU Institutions. Distributed under the EUPL-1.2 licence, EU CAPTCHA is available from the EC Gitlab as an open source API and can therefore be used by everyone (public or private entities) for securing web services through a user friendly and multilingual solution. The API supports three types of CAPTCHA: Alphanumeric CAPTCHA with audio transcription; Image rotation CAPTCHA. Sliding CAPTCHA. Why EU CAPTCHA…
eIdentity and eSignatureICT security+3 topics
Last update: 10/06/2021
Luxembourg in the cloud
Following a call for expressions of interest launched in April, the Ministry of the Economy of the Grand Duchy launched on 8 June 2021 a call for projects for economic operators wishing to participate in the development of next-generation Cloud infrastructures and services, within the framework of an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI). The call is aimed at economic actors operating within the Cloud infrastructure and services value chain. It is worth noting that the core of the project is to design and implement an open source ledger and related APIs to document in real time...