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Ghidra was already best-in-class, and the goal isn't to build a community around Ghidra -- it's to spur recruiting by giving people a taste of how far ahead the
by jdm2212 4y ago
Ghidra was already best-in-class, and the goal isn't to build a community around Ghidra -- it's to spur recruiting by giving people a taste of how far ahead the NSA is of what's commercially available. If this is what they can give away for free, imagine what you can use if you go work there.
- Quarrel 4y agoWhat are you using it for that you think it is best in class? For everything I use it for IDA is still well ahead. I only do x86 work, so maybe in other areas, but I doubt it? The decompiler is getting better, but still has quite a ways to go, the plugin support is way behind, etc etc.
- mdaniel 4y agoMaybe they meant the class of open source reverse engineering tools Just as others have mentioned, it can be problematic to even buy IDA Pro, so if Jane Haqor is able to get started with Ghidra and then develops a passion for the space, then that makes Ghidra best for that class, also
- govnah 4y agoThe version they (and their partner agencies) use internally is even better. Some of these additional plugins will likely never see the light of day publicly as they're either too tied into internal systems or otherwise deemed too sensitive, but they're very impressive.
- bpye 4y agoThere's a reference on WikiLeaks [0] which has always intrigued me: > ... plugins that allow for additional functionality (Cryptanalysis, interaction with OllyDbg, the Ghidra Debugger). We've got the debugger, but I don't think we have the OllyDbg plugin and certainly nothing with cryptanalysis. [0] - https://wikileaks.org/ciav7p1/cms/page_51183656.html https://wikileaks.org/ciav7p1/cms/page_51183656.html