Releases
With the default license, the binary can run for free as long as you don't derive revenue from it — e.g. any for-profit organization can use it to audit its own systems.
To include PingCastle in a commercial package or service, a specific license must be purchased — check our services for more information.
The free Community Edition is now hosted on the Netwrix website. You'll be redirected to download.
The source code is licensed under the Non-Profit Open Software License (“Non-Profit OSL”) 3.0. Contact us if you'd like part of the source released under a different license.
We do not rely on a process that collects email. Instead, there are two ways to get notified:
GitHub — Create a GitHub account, go to github.com/vletoux/pingcastle, click “Watch”, then select “Releases” under custom notifications.
Netwrix Community — Create a community account, navigate to PingCastle News ↗, and click “Subscribe” in the top-right corner.
FAQ
Answer the most frequently asked questions about PingCastle binaries and source code.
Does PingCastle raise antivirus alerts?
PingCastle is a security tool, and some antivirus policies block security tools. The scanner function, which checks many workstations at once, can raise alerts due to the large number of open connections -- an efficient way to test a SOC.
You discovered a specific check that is missing. Can you add it?
Our golden rule is to add only unprivileged checks -- ones that can be verified without domain admin rights. If that is not possible, we sometimes work around it; if it truly is not possible, we cannot add the check.
Your source code is great. Can I copy the code?
The code is licensed under a non-profit license: you can do anything you want as long as you do not financially benefit from it. If you want to include a function in another open-source project, we can sub-license it under GPL, as we have done for several components.
Why not an unlimited open-source license?
PingCastle is the product of expensive research, and the founders have had undesirable experiences with open source in commercial contexts. We are ready to share -- the download is free -- but need to protect our intellectual property.