RIPS
RIPS is a static code analysis software, designed for automated detection of security vulnerabilities in PHP and Java applications. The initial tool was written by Johannes Dahse and released during the Month of PHP Security in May 2010 as open-source software. The open-source version is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License and was maintained until 2013.
In 2016, RIPS Technologies, a company based in Bochum, Germany, released a rewritten version of RIPS. The closed-source RIPS product was focused on industrial customers. Its analysis techniques were awarded, amongst others, the Internet Defense Prize by Facebook.
In 2020, RIPS Technologies was acquired by SonarSource. The RIPS tool is no longer available as a stand-alone product.