macOS
brew install strongswanlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
strongswan のインストール経路、実行ファイル、メタデータ、AI エージェント向けセキュリティノートを確認します。
インストール
brew install strongswanlocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo apk add strongswanAlpine Linux edge package indexes · strongswan · ソース: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
sudo apt install strongswanDebian stable package indexes · strongswan · ソース: deb.debian.org
sudo dnf install strongswanFedora Rawhide package metadata · strongswan · ソース: dl.fedoraproject.org
nix profile install nixpkgs#strongswannixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/st/strongswan/package.nix · ソース: api.github.com
sudo pacman -S strongswanArch Linux sync databases · strongswan · ソース: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
sudo zypper install strongswanopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · strongswan · ソース: download.opensuse.org
概要
VPN based on IPsec
履歴
strongSwan is a long-running open source IPsec and IKE implementation used to build policy- and route-based VPNs. In package-manager culture it is a substantial security package: a suite of daemons, plugins, and command-line tools such as `ipsec`, `swanctl`, `pki`, and `charon-cmd` rather than a single small executable.
The official strongSwan history says the project launched in 2005 as a fork of the discontinued FreeS/WAN project, integrating the X.509 patch its authors had contributed since 2000. The project later replaced inherited FreeS/WAN code with a new modular IKE daemon written in a modern object-oriented C style.
strongSwan initially used the new daemon for IKEv2 while IKEv1 remained handled by an extended FreeS/WAN pluto daemon. Because IKEv2 adoption by other vendors was slower than expected, strongSwan added IKEv1 support to the new daemon in strongSwan 5.0 in 2012 and removed pluto and other legacy components.
The project documents more than 400,000 lines of code, more than 400 automated tests, and more than 110 contributors on its official about page. The input package facts show broad packaging across Homebrew, Debian and Ubuntu components, Fedora, Nix, pacman, APK, and zypper, reflecting its role as infrastructure software rather than a niche CLI.
Administrators use strongSwan to configure, control, and monitor IPsec/IKE VPNs. Official documentation describes `swanctl` as the command-line utility for configuring, controlling, and monitoring the IKE charon daemon through the vici interface, while the broader documentation covers configuration files, certificates, kernel integration, and platform-specific builds.
Package nerds care about strongSwan because it sits at the intersection of kernel networking, cryptography, service management, plugin selection, and distro policy. Packaging it correctly means handling default configuration paths, private-key directories, optional plugins, service startup, and compatibility across Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Android, and other supported environments.
セキュリティ状態
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
リスク グリーン · 信頼度 低 · appliance
エージェントに無人実行させる前に、このツールが平文の認証情報を読むか、リモート状態を書き込むか、成果物を公開するか、プラグインを起動するかを確認してください。
local files
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
/etc/strongswan.conf/etc/strongswan.d//etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf/etc/swanctl/conf.d/*.confCredential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
/etc/swanctl/private//etc/swanctl/rsa//etc/swanctl/ecdsa//etc/swanctl/pkcs8//etc/swanctl/pkcs12//etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf実行可能ファイル
| コマンド | 種類 | 公開範囲 | メモ |
|---|---|---|---|
charon-cmd | cli | グローバル実行可能ファイル | |
ipsec | cli | グローバル実行可能ファイル | |
pki | cli | グローバル実行可能ファイル | |
swanctl | cli | グローバル実行可能ファイル |
鮮度
これらの信号は、ページ生成時期、パッケージマネージャの活動、上流リリース比較を分けて示します。バージョン遅れは、証拠 URL と比較可能なバージョンがある場合だけ警告されます。
インストールメタデータ
| パッケージキー | brew:strongswan |
|---|---|
| バージョン | 6.0.7 |
| パッケージマネージャ | Homebrew |
| パッケージマネージャページ | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/strongswan |
| ホームページ | https://www.strongswan.org |
| リポジトリ | https://github.com/strongswan/strongswan |
| 上流ドキュメント | https://docs.strongswan.org/ |
| ライセンス | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| ソースアーカイブ | https://download.strongswan.org/strongswan-6.0.7.tar.bz2 |
| 最終更新 | 2026-06-08T08:40:44Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| 依存関係 | openssl@3 |
| macOS 提供ライブラリ | curl |
| Bottle | 利用可能 (対象 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | 未定義 |
| サービス | 宣言なし |
| 注意点 | You will have to run both "ipsec" and "charon-cmd" with "sudo". |
レジストリ情報
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | strongswan |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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ソースデータベース一致
一致は外部パッケージマネージャインデックスから取得され、ローカルの Automic Vault パッケージリンクとは分けて表示されます。
charon-cmd 6.0.1-6+deb13u5
standalone IPsec client
sudo apt install charon-cmdcharon-systemd 6.0.1-6+deb13u5
strongSwan IPsec client, systemd support
sudo apt install charon-systemdlibcharon-extauth-plugins 6.0.1-6+deb13u5
strongSwan charon library (extended authentication plugins)
sudo apt install libcharon-extauth-pluginslibcharon-extra-plugins 6.0.1-6+deb13u5
strongSwan charon library (extra plugins)
sudo apt install libcharon-extra-pluginslibstrongswan 6.0.1-6+deb13u5
strongSwan utility and crypto library
sudo apt install libstrongswanlibstrongswan-extra-plugins 6.0.1-6+deb13u5
strongSwan utility and crypto library (extra plugins)
sudo apt install libstrongswan-extra-pluginslibstrongswan-standard-plugins 6.0.1-6+deb13u5
strongSwan utility and crypto library (standard plugins)
sudo apt install libstrongswan-standard-pluginsstrongswan 6.0.1-6+deb13u5
IPsec VPN solution metapackage
sudo apt install strongswanstrongswan-charon 6.0.1-6+deb13u5
strongSwan Internet Key Exchange daemon
sudo apt install strongswan-charonstrongswan-libcharon 6.0.1-6+deb13u5
strongSwan charon library
sudo apt install strongswan-libcharonstrongswan-nm 6.0.1-6+deb13u5
strongSwan plugin to interact with NetworkManager
sudo apt install strongswan-nmstrongswan-pki 6.0.1-6+deb13u5
strongSwan IPsec client, pki command
sudo apt install strongswan-pkistrongswan-starter 6.0.1-6+deb13u5
strongSwan daemon starter and configuration file parser
sudo apt install strongswan-starterstrongswan-swanctl 6.0.1-6+deb13u5
strongSwan IPsec client, swanctl command
sudo apt install strongswan-swanctlstrongswan
nix profile install nixpkgs#strongswancharon-cmd 5.9.13-2ubuntu4
standalone IPsec client
sudo apt install charon-cmdソース経路
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