LAUNCH·INDEX

Security & Privacy (SECR)

Sector · Show HN · data as of Oct 31, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC

40+13 (+48.1%)

launches · 7D Oct 24–Oct 30 vs Oct 17–Oct 23 (27)

6.1%—

hit rate · Oct 22–Oct 28 settled (2/33) vs Oct 15–Oct 21 (5/24)

— Not significant at current sample size: −14.8pp, 24 → 33 settled launches (needs 100+ in each window).

+17.0

trending score

Launches & hit rate

Supply · launches per day
01020Oct 17: 2 launchesOct 18: 1 launchesOct 19: 3 launchesOct 20: 6 launchesOct 21: 4 launchesOct 22: 6 launchesOct 23: 5 launchesOct 24: 5 launchesOct 25: 3 launchesOct 26: 4 launchesOct 27: 4 launchesOct 28: 6 launchesOct 29: 13 launchesOct 30: 5 launchesOct 31: 0 launches (incomplete day)Oct 17Oct 19Oct 21Oct 23Oct 25Oct 27Oct 29Oct 31
Demand · hit rate per day (share of settled launches with 10+ votes)
0%50%100%Oct 17: 0 of 2 settled launches hit 10+ votes (0.0%)Oct 18: 0 of 1 settled launches hit 10+ votes (0.0%)Oct 19: 2 of 3 settled launches hit 10+ votes (66.7%)Oct 20: 2 of 6 settled launches hit 10+ votes (33.3%)Oct 21: 1 of 4 settled launches hit 10+ votes (25.0%)Oct 22: 1 of 6 settled launches hit 10+ votes (16.7%)Oct 23: 0 of 5 settled launches hit 10+ votes (0.0%)Oct 24: 1 of 5 settled launches hit 10+ votes (20.0%)Oct 25: 0 of 3 settled launches hit 10+ votes (0.0%)Oct 26: 0 of 4 settled launches hit 10+ votes (0.0%)Oct 27: 0 of 4 settled launches hit 10+ votes (0.0%)Oct 28: 0 of 6 settled launches hit 10+ votes (0.0%)Oct 29: launches not settled yetOct 30: launches not settled yetOct 31: incomplete dayOct 17Oct 19Oct 21Oct 23Oct 25Oct 27Oct 29Oct 31

3 days left blank: votes still coming in (launches under 48h old), incomplete day, or no launches — not shown as zero.

Faded bars are incomplete days (today, or days before every selected source was being collected).

Key statistics

Launches
5Oct 30
Avg daily launches
4.127d
7D range
3 – 13Oct 24–Oct 30
Hit rate
6.1%2/33 · Oct 22–Oct 28
Volatility
74%26 daily chg
Share of market
4.0%7D
Top source
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27Oct 17–Oct 23

Stocks in this sector (SECR)

Highest traction among products launched in the last 7 days. Traction for older Product Hunt launches is frozen (votes stop being re-read ~31–36h after launch; Show HN after 7 days), so this is each product’s last recorded traction. 36 matches. Spam giveaways excluded.

#Sector
1Arken

Passwordless auth middleware using secp256k1 keys

SECR12+3▲ +33.3%003d ago
2OpenArcanum

An End-to-End Encrypted Alternative to Discord

SECR7+2▲ +40.0%003d ago
3Spring AI Privacy Guardrails

PII, tool permissions, content checks

SECR30—016d ago
4local-first CVE triage app in RustSECR30—004d ago
5Free CVE feed for agents to lookup vulnerabilitiesSECR3+1—003d ago
6Post-quantum signatureless authorization with recursive verificationSECR30—003d ago
7Tyrtulia, a headless forum with no passwords, made for the terminalSECR30—003d ago
8Startica Open-source app for SEO, marketing, accessibility and securitySECR20—024d ago
9A clipboard manager that protects secretsSECR20—017d ago
10Keyward

a TUI to manage SSH keys and audit your –/.ssh security

SECR2———03d ago
11DissPair APK– Portable BLE and Bluetooth Classic Security TestingSECR20—004d ago
12Post-Quantum Signatureless AuthorizationSECR20—003d ago
13SetEnforce

Domain security scans mapped to NIS2, ISO 27001 and BSI

SECR20—004d ago
14AWS China-A Control Tower Clone and a Multi-Account Compliance BaselineSECR20—004d ago
15NoVul

Open-source Mac app to Find and fix vulnerabilities on your Mac

SECR20—005d ago
16Notedux

A note-taking tool with no login or sign-up

SECR20—005d ago
17A persistent cyberpunk real-time Reddit running in a terminalSECR20—008d ago
18SecuBuzz

Factual 60-word cybersecurity briefs and CISA zero-day radar

SECR20—008d ago
19A live multi-tenant SvelteKit demo (orgs, RBAC, audit log)SECR10—017d ago
20Offense

Security tools for your agents

SECR1+1IPO—003d ago
21Ward

reliable face unlock for Linux login, sudo and polkit

SECR10—004d ago
22Free check of how ready your PHP app is for the EU Cyber Resilience ActSECR10—003d ago
23Supply chain security for open source maintainersSECR10—004d ago
24Vibecheck

a pre-launch security audit for AI-built apps

SECR10—004d ago
25TaintWall

a runtime firewall against injected runbook steps

SECR10—004d ago
26NoVul

Find and Fix Vulnerabilities On

SECR10—005d ago
27Self-diagnosis of vulnerabilities such as PHP2Shell via IP/DomainSECR10—005d ago
28Find SEO and Security issues across clients websitesSECR10—005d ago
29Veqen

Catch a leaked AI API key by its spend, within the hour

SECR10—005d ago
30iResolve

Private AI rooms for hard talks and 3+ anonymous mode

SECR10—006d ago
31Hashling, an open-source Mac security agent your own AI can talk toSECR10—006d ago
32XodeVault, an end-to-end encrypted secrets vault you can self-hostSECR10—006d ago
33Security Headers CheckerSECR10—008d ago
34Hookgap can do passive email and website security checks for any domainSECR10—007d ago
35Sbr, a sing-box compatible client for government resistant VPN infraSECR10—007d ago
36Personal site with live visitor orbs E2E encrypted post-quantum contactSECR10—008d ago

Traction = current votes (PH) / points (HN) — early-adopter attention, not downloads or usage. Gained = traction gained between the two latest daily ingest runs; Gain % only when the previous traction was 5+. Buzz = comments gained in that interval. “frozen” = no longer tracked, so no current gain. How it works