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+Users
+========================================
+
+This is a list of some of the known users of botan. The open source
+projects might be helpful as an additional reference for library
+usage.
+
+If you'd like to be added to the list, email the development list.
+
+Open Source Software
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* `BIND 10 <http://www.isc.org/bind10>`_ the new version of the BIND
+  DNS server uses botan for various crypto operations.
+
+* `SoftHSM <http://trac.opendnssec.org/wiki/SoftHSM>`_ an open sourced
+  software PKCS #11 implementation, which is used as part of the
+  `OpenDNSSEC <http://www.opendnssec.org>`_ project.
+
+* `Qt Creator <http://qt.nokia.com/products/developer-tools>`_, an
+  IDE for building Qt applications.
+
+* `NetSieben's <http://netsieben.com/products/ssh/>`_
+  SSH library provides SSHv2 client connections for C++
+  applications, using botan for the crypto. (GPL or commercial)
+
+* `InSiTo <http://www.flexsecure.eu/insito/index.html>`_ is a library
+  for ePassports based on botan which was commissioned by the German
+  Federal Office for Information Security.
+
+* `QCA <http://delta.affinix.com/qca/>`_, the Qt Cryptographic
+  Architecture (part of KDE4) uses parts of botan as an `embedded
+  crypto provider
+  <http://quickgit.kde.org/?p=qca.git&a=tree&hb=master&f=src%2Fbotantools%2Fbotan>`_
+  and also has a `qca-botan plugin <http://quickgit.kde.org/?p=qca.git&a=tree&hb=master&f=plugins%2Fqca-botan>`_.
+
+* `TCHead <http://16s.us/TCHead/>`_ is a utility for analyzing
+  TrueCrypt volume headers.
+
+* `Octopod <http://code.google.com/p/octopod/>`_ is a
+  file sharing system.
+
+* `Silverlock <http://www.petroules.com/products/silverlock/>`_
+  is a GPL password management tool for Windows, OS X, and Linux.</p>
+
+* `Monotone <http://monotone.ca/>`_, a free distributed
+  version control system, uses botan for RSA authentication,
+  content hashing, and message authentication.
+
+* `Publimark <http://www.gleguelv.org/soft/publimark/index.html>`_
+  is a tool for hiding messages in an audio file.
+
+* `KeySafe <http://therning.org/magnus/computer/keysafe>`_,
+  a password application for GNOME
+
+* `SuSE <http://gcc.opensuse.org>`_ uses botan as part
+  of a test suite for the GCC optimizer.
+
+* `Openbench <http://www.exactcode.de/site/open_source/openbench/>`_,
+  an open source benchmark suite, uses botan as a component.
+
+* `VNCcrack <http://www.randombit.net/code/vnccrack/>`_
+  is a password cracker for the VNC authentication/response protocol.
+
+Commercial Software
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* `Hulu Desktop <http://www.hulu.com/labs/hulu-desktop>`_ uses botan
+  on Windows `(ref)
+  <http://download.hulu.com/HuluDesktop_ThirdPartyLicenses.txt>`_.
+
+* `Hitman Pro <http://www.surfright.nl/en>`_ is a malware
+  scanner for Windows.
+
+* `Flying Lab Software <http://www.burningsea.com>`_, a Seattle based
+  game developer, uses botan as a part of their user authentication
+  process.
+
+* `CryptoTE <http://idlebox.net/2009/cryptote/>`_ is a text editor
+  with integrated strong cryptography.
+
+* `TextEgg <http://www.textegg.com/>`_ is an encrypted document editor.
+
+* `Seagate <http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads/>`_
+  uses botan for the drive encryption in the Maxtor OneTouch III Mini
+  Edition hard drive.
+
+* `E.V.E. Paradox <http://www.entropicsoftware.com/eve/eve.html>`_, a
+  suite of games for Windows.
+
+Research Projects
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* `A Unified Approach to Intra-Domain Security
+  <http://www.csiir.ornl.gov/shue/research/securecom09.pdf>`_
+  describes a system by researches from Oak Ridge National Lab and
+  Indiana University that uses botan to secure ARP and DHCP.
+
+* `CLL: A Cryptographic Link Layer for Local Area Networks
+  <http://www.springerlink.com/content/c4681m76808l4621/>`_ describes
+  a network encryption system using botan. (One of the coauthors, Yves
+  Jerschow, also contributed a number of optimizations to the
+  library).
+
+* The system described in `Enabling Intrusion Detection in IPsec
+  Protected IPv6 Networks Through Secret-key Sharing
+  <http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a431510.pdf>`_.
+
+* `An experimental tamper detection system
+  <http://www.cis.udel.edu/~hiper/passages/papers/jochenMILCOM03.pdf>`_
+  designed by researchers from the University of Delaware and the US
+  Army Research Laboratory.
+
+* A prototype implementation of a telephony signal security system,
+  described in `Prototyping and evaluation of TCAPsec
+  <http://www.cs.kau.se/cs/education/courses/davddiss/Uppsatser_2007/D2007-04.pdf>`_
+  by Kang Chung and Mathilda Gustafsson.