# Quarkslab privacy rating

French security research company that performs audits, reverse engineering and vulnerability research, and develops open-source tools such as LIEF and Triton.

## Summary

Quarkslab scores 86 out of 100 (grade B) on the security audit firms criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: publishes full reports, audits open-source projects and public research. It does not meet no trackers on website. It is based in France: Nine Eyes member; EU member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade B and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade D-.

- Website: https://www.quarkslab.com
- Jurisdiction: France. Nine Eyes member. EU member (GDPR).
- Home page trackers: Google Analytics, Google Fonts (not scored), Google Tag Manager
- Category: [Security audit firms](https://privacyratings.com/security-audit-firms/)
- Grade: B (86/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Publishes full reports | Yes | The blog publishes audit write-ups with full reports for many clients, such as PHP, Bitcoin Core, KubeVirt and Paramiko. | https://blog.quarkslab.com/tag/audit.html |
| Audits open-source projects | Yes | Regularly audits open-source projects, many through OSTIF, including php-src, Bitcoin Core, KubeVirt, Notary Project and Paramiko. | https://blog.quarkslab.com/security-audit-of-php-src.html |
| Public research | Yes | Publishes a regular research blog, advisories and open-source tools. | https://blog.quarkslab.com/ |
| No trackers on website | No | The home page loads Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager. |  |

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