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  1. pam-duress

    A Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) which allows the establishment of alternate passwords that can be used to perform actions to clear sensitive data, notify IT/Security staff, close off sensitive network connections, etc if a user is coerced into giving a threat actor a password.

    PAM Duress – Alternate passwords for panic situations\ (286 comments)

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  3. jam0001

    PlsExplain: A small dynamic programming language where every value is explained\ (22 comments)

  4. Sonic Pi

    Code. Music. Live.

    Sonic Pi – Code based live music creation tool\ (13 comments)

  5. obs-studio-node

    libOBS (OBS Studio) for Node.Js, Electron and similar tools

    Node.js binding for libobs – OBS studio's internal library\ (0 comments)

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