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What's Your Sign? vs XCA

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

What's Your Sign?

7.5
Security & Privacy

Shows a files cryptographic signing information

XCA

7.0
Security & Privacy

X Certificate and Key management

Metric What's Your Sign? XCA
Category Security & Privacy Security & Privacy
AI Score 7.5 7.0
30-day Installs 58 65
90-day Installs 203 217
365-day Installs 704 974
Version 3.2.2 2.9.0
Auto-updates No No
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 346 1.9K
GitHub Forks 29 234
Open Issues 4 107
License GPL-3.0 NOASSERTION
Language Objective-C C++
Last GitHub Commit 3mo ago 1y ago
First Seen Dec 22, 2016 Mar 24, 2014

Reviews

What's Your Sign?

What's Your Sign? is a niche macOS utility that provides cryptographic signing information for files, making it invaluable for security audits and verifying file integrity. It integrates seamlessly with Finder, offering developers and security professionals a quick way to access essential file metadata.

The app displays cryptographic signing information for files via a Finder context menu.

Pros

  • + Essential for security audits and file integrity verification
  • + Seamless Finder integration for quick access
  • + Open-source with an active development history

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature, requiring manual checks
  • - Limited community support and discussion

XCA

XCA is a powerful tool for managing certificates and cryptographic keys, offering support for various algorithms and key types. It's particularly useful for developers and security professionals who need to work with PKI (Public Key Infrastructure). Cross-platform and open-source, XCA provides a comprehensive solution for certificate management.

XCA is a tool for creating, managing, and working with certificates, keys, and certificate authorities.

Pros

  • + Cross-platform support for certificate management
  • + Supports a wide range of cryptographic algorithms and key types
  • + Free and open-source with active community contributions

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Some macOS compatibility issues reported in the past