cfpsec 2.0

CFPsec is a client program that retrieves the list of Call For Papers or/and upcoming Hacking/Security Conferences based on cfptime.org website.

cfpsec

CFPsec is program to list Call For Papers or upcoming Hacking/Security Conferences based on cfptime.org website.

Copyright (C) 2026 Alexandre Borges

  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
  (at your option) any later version.

  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  GNU General Public License for more details.

  See GNU Public License on <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

Current Version: 2.0

CFPsec has been tested on Ubuntu and Windows 11. Likely, it also works on other operating systems. Before using CFPsec, execute:

    $ Install Python 3.9 or newer.
    $ pip install cfpsec

USAGE

To use the CFPsec, execute the command as shown below:

  usage: cfpsec <action> [options]

  Actions:
    --cfp               List open Call For Papers.
    --up                List upcoming conferences.
    --conf              List all conferences (open CFP + upcoming combined).
    --prev              List previously held conferences (paginated).
    --cfp-id ID         Show full detail for a single CFP by its numeric ID.
    --conf-id ID        Show full detail for a single conference by its numeric ID.

  Filtering & Sorting:
    --filter KEYWORD    Filter by conference name or city (case-insensitive).
    --country CC        Filter by country name or code.
    --days N            Show only events starting within the next N days.
    --sort              Sort by date.
    --limit N           Cap the number of rows displayed.

  Pagination (--prev only):
    --page N            Page number.
    --page-size N       Number of records per page.

  Output:
    --output FORMAT     Output format: text (default), json, or csv.
    --background BG     Terminal background: dark or light (default: auto-detected).
    -q, --quiet         Suppress the banner.
    --version           Show program version and exit.
    -h, --help          Show this help message and exit.

HISTORY

Version 2.0:

  This version:

        * Adds --conf option to list all conferences (open CFP + upcoming combined).
        * Adds --prev option to list previously held conferences with server-side 
          pagination (--page, --page-size).
        * Adds --cfp-id and --conf-id options for full detail view of a single record.
        * Adds --filter keyword search by conference name or city.
        * Adds --country filter for country-based filtering.
        * Adds --days filter to show only events within the next N days.
        * Adds --sort to order results by date.
        * Adds --limit to cap the number of displayed rows.
        * Adds --output json|csv for structured output suitable for scripting.
        * Adds --background dark|light with automatic terminal background detection (COLORFGBG).
        * Adds -q/--quiet flag to suppress the banner.
        * Adds --version flag.
        * Adds startup banner with tool name, version, and author.
        * Fixes colorama initialization for correct ANSI support on Windows.
        * Adds HTTP retry logic with exponential backoff on transient server errors.
        * Adds browser-compatible User-Agent header required by the cfptime.org API.
        * Adds ANSI escape sequence sanitization to prevent terminal injection from API data.
        * Adds CSV formula injection protection for spreadsheet safety.
        * Fixes unhandled JSONDecodeError with improved API error diagnostics.
        * Enforces integer type on --cfp-id and --conf-id to prevent URL injection.
        * Removes simplejson dependency (standard library json is used throughout).
        * Updates minimum dependency versions: colorama>=0.4.6, requests>=2.26.0.

Version 1.5:

  This version:

        * Fixes the --cfp option to reflect a structural change on the cfptime.org.

Version 1.4:

  This version:
  
        * Presents a full refactoring of the code. 

Version 1.3:

  This version:
  
        * Fixes have been introduced. 
        * Slight changes in the Python code. 

Version 1.2:

  This version:
  
        * Small fixes have been introduced. 
        * Small structure change. 

Version 1.0.2:

  This version:
  
        * Introduces a small fix. 

Version 1.0.1:

  This version:
  
        * Introduces the possibility to install the cfpsec by using 
        the Python pip module: pip install cfpsec. 

Version 1.0:

  This version:
  
        * Includes the -c option to list Call for Papers of Hacking/Security Conferences. 
        * Includes the -u option to list upcoming Hacking/Security Conferences.