canary-scan
canary-scan is an open-source command-line tool that scans document dumps for canaries, trackers, web beacons, and per-recipient fingerprints. It helps security analysts and forensic investigators identify hidden tracking mechanisms before interacting with potentially sensitive data. The tool is distributed under the Apache-2.0 license.
Overview
5 featuresIn the Security & compliance platforms space, canary-scan takes a focused approach. It focuses on detecting hidden canaries, trackers, and web beacons in document dumps before interacting with sensitive data. canary-scan is an open-source project aimed at security analysts. canary-scan is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. It runs on the command line.
It is developed by psaintelligence, and it first shipped in 2026. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 9 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 5 catalogued features are canary detection, tracker scanning, and web beacon detection.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- Canary detection
- Tracker scanning
- Web beacon detection
- Fingerprint identification
- Command-line interface
Built with & integrations
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
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Frequently asked questions about canary-scan
- What is canary-scan?
- Canary-scan focuses on detecting hidden canaries, trackers, and web beacons in document dumps before interacting with sensitive data. It is catalogued under Security & compliance platforms on PulseGate.
- Who is canary-scan for?
- canary-scan is an open-source project built for security analysts.
- Is canary-scan free?
- Yes — canary-scan is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.
- What platforms does canary-scan run on?
- canary-scan runs on the command line.
- Is canary-scan still active?
- The GitHub repository shows 9 commits in the last 90 days.
- What projects are similar to canary-scan?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include canary-tool, CanaryUsers, and chaincanary.canary-toolCanaryUserschaincanary
- Who develops canary-scan?
- canary-scan is developed by psaintelligence.
- When did canary-scan launch?
- canary-scan first shipped in 2026.
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