Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Frequently asked questions about the SimpleRisk Core.

How does SimpleRisk work and what can I do with it?
We have created a series of videos with accompanying text to illustrate the various features of SimpleRisk.  These are designed to be short videos that will...
Sat, Mar 24, 2018 at 6:54 PM
Is SimpleRisk really free?
The SimpleRisk Core product is 100% free and downloadable from our website. It should provide everything that you need in order to get started with ris...
Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 11:46 PM
What are the legal limitations and scope of use for SimpleRisk?
SimpleRisk Core is licensed under the Mozilla Public License 2.0. To summarize, you can use, modify, and distribute (and more) SimpleRisk to your heart'...
Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 11:27 AM
What third-party software is used by SimpleRisk and how is it licensed?
As with just about any software product these days, SimpleRisk did not write 100% of the code included in the product.  Over the years, we have used a varie...
Tue, Mar 28, 2023 at 2:32 PM
How Secure is SimpleRisk?
Background SimpleRisk was written by Josh Sokol who has a background in Information Security and served as a Board member of the OWASP Foundation from 1/1/...
Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 8:24 PM
How do I tell if my SimpleRisk instance is deployed correctly?
We do testing of our SimpleRisk releases across several different platforms, but there's no way for us to replicate every unique customer environment to...
Sat, Apr 14, 2018 at 10:30 AM
How do I enable the SimpleRisk API? (Ubuntu)
The SimpleRisk API was first introduced in the SimpleRisk 2061023-001 release. Please note these instructions were intended for Ubuntu operating systems an...
Wed, Jun 1, 2022 at 8:12 AM
What languages does SimpleRisk support?
While SimpleRisk is primarily written in English, we have had a number of people volunteer to help with translations into other languages as well.  Current...
Fri, Jul 5, 2019 at 10:17 AM
How do I get SimpleRisk to work with SELinux?
While officially we can only support SimpleRisk as an application, and not as it operates with every imaginable OS configuration, Matthew Frick was kind enou...
Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 9:50 PM
How do I enable larger file uploads for SimpleRisk? (Ubuntu)
There are a number of parameters that will likely need to be modified in order to enable larger file uploads for SimpleRisk. These paths and file names are ...
Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 12:17 PM