{"categories":[{"label":"Security","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/security/3"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"ppdeep computes fuzzy hashes (CTPH/ssdeep) to measure similarity between inputs rather than testing for exact equality, useful in digital forensics and malware detection.","skillfed_tags":["forensics","malware-analysis","similarity-detection"],"use_cases":["Detect similar malware samples that have been slightly modified or repackaged.","Identify related files in digital forensics investigations where exact matching is too strict.","Compare document or data versions to find near-duplicates in large datasets.","Build similarity-based deduplication systems for file storage or backup.","Analyze suspicious files by comparing their fuzzy hashes against known malicious samples."],"what_it_does":"ppdeep is a pure-Python implementation of fuzzy hashing (CTPH), a technique for determining whether two inputs are similar rather than identical. It provides three main functions: hash() to compute a fuzzy hash from a string, compare() to measure similarity between two hashes on a 0-100 scale, and hash_from_file() to hash file contents directly. The library has no external runtime dependencies and works across operating systems.\n\nFuzzy hashing is commonly used in digital forensics and malware detection to identify related files or data that may have been slightly modified. The implementation is based on SpamSum by Dr. Andrew Tridgell and follows the ssdeep algorithm, making it compatible with the fuzzy hash format produced by the popular ssdeep tool.","worth_installing":"Yes. ppdeep is actively maintained, has no dependencies, installs easily, carries no known vulnerabilities, and uses a permissive license. It fills a specific and legitimate need in forensics and malware analysis. Install it if you need fuzzy hashing; skip it if you only need exact-match hashing or cryptographic digests."},"id":"ppdeep","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/ppdeep","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/ppdeep.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/ppdeep/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-02-21","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"ppdeep","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"Pure-Python library for computing fuzzy hashes (ssdeep)"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":75317,"position":14728,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"20260221"}