Post #972865
2026-03-31 20:01 UTC
Dangerzone — an open source app to safely open suspect PDFs, office docs, or images
Dangerzone works like this: You give it a document that you don’t know if you can trust (for example, an email attachment). Inside a sandbox, Dangerzone converts the document to a PDF (if it isn’t already one), and then converts the PDF into raw pix ...continues
See https://gadgeteer.co.za/dangerzone-an-open-source-app-to-safely-open-suspect-pdfs-office-docs-or-images/
#opensource #security #technology
Replies (2)
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@pee@mastodon.online 2026-03-31 20:39
@danie10@mastodon.social I could not imagine life without it...
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@Daniel_Blake@mastodon.top 2026-04-18 14:49
@danie10@mastodon.social @Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange OK, but how do you “give it” the document in the first place without compromising yourself in opening the mail, e.g. if said document is an “inline attachment” - part of the body of the email - as some images may be.