It's part of the NSA's recruiting push. "If you are interested in projects like this ... consider applying" is even mentioned in the README.
There's zero chance there's some secret trojan, because the people who are interested in this type of software are the exact people who would be able to find it.
Well... I suppose you could argue that it would make sense for them to add a secret trojan, encrypted alongside a message along the lines of "we'd like to talk to you about an interesting employment offer, give us a call on 00000" ;)
There's zero chance there's some secret trojan, because the people who are interested in this type of software are the exact people who would be able to find it.