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The source code is available; it's available under a "shared source" license rather than free software/open source (you can look at it, but not modify it), but it is available for review. https://www.tarsnap.com/download.html

He also has a bug bounty http://www.tarsnap.com/bugbounty.html, and several substantial security bugs have been found and fixed due to the bug bounty (http://www.tarsnap.com/bounty-winners.html). In fact, the first of those, the AES CTR nonce bug, was found before he had offered the bounty program; the bounty program was inspired by that bug, and has since led to the discovery of several other more minor issues.

So, the source is available, and there's a bounty out for discovering bugs ranging from cosmetic issues to major security issues. Feel free to review it and submit any bugs you find!




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