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Install aws-lc with Homebrew, apk, Nix, zypper

General-purpose cryptographic library. Version 5.1.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-26.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install aws-lc

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add aws-lc

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · aws-lc · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#aws-lc

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/aw/aws-lc/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install aws-lc

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · aws-lc · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

General-purpose cryptographic library

Commands and aliases

  • bssl
  • c_rehash

history

Project history and usage

AWS-LC is Amazon's libcrypto/libssl distribution for AWS and customer use: a general-purpose cryptographic library based on BoringSSL and OpenSSL, packaged as a C/C++ library rather than an end-user command-line application.

Project history

The project presents itself as maintained by the AWS Cryptography team and explicitly traces its code lineage to Google's BoringSSL and OpenSSL. Its git history preserves older imported upstream commits, but AWS-specific work appears in 2020, with early tags such as v0.1-alpha and v0.1-beta in September 2020.

AWS-LC's stated goal is to maintain a secure libcrypto compatible with software and applications used at AWS, while also giving the AWS Cryptography team a public home for open-source cryptographic contributions and enhancements.

Adoption history

AWS-LC is aimed at infrastructure and language/runtime consumers that need an OpenSSL-like API surface, tuned implementations, FIPS work, and CI coverage across AWS-relevant platforms. Its Homebrew formula also exposes command-line utilities such as bssl and c_rehash for developers who want the library toolchain locally.

Package-manager adoption matters here because replacing or supplementing OpenSSL-family libraries is operationally sensitive: downstream packages care about ABI/API compatibility, FIPS status, CPU optimizations, and whether the library is available through system package channels.

How it is used

Typical use is as a build dependency or embedded TLS/crypto provider. The README points users to BUILDING.md for dependencies and build options, public headers for API documentation, PORTING.md for OpenSSL migration, and FIPS.md for FIPS-specific builds.

AWS-LC includes portable C implementations plus optimized assembly for selected x86 and Arm processors, and documents supported platforms including Linux, macOS, Windows, Android, and iOS.

Why package nerds care

For package maintainers, AWS-LC is interesting because it sits in the BoringSSL/OpenSSL family but is packaged as an AWS-maintained crypto library with formal verification references, FIPS artifacts, and active cross-platform CI. That makes the formula more like infrastructure plumbing than a standalone app.

Timeline

  • 2020: AWS-specific AWS-LC commits and alpha/beta tags appear in the public repository.
  • 2021: v0.0.1 and FIPS-related tags appear.
  • 2022: v1.x releases continue alongside AWS-LC-FIPS tags.
  • 2026: v5.x tags show the project remains actively released.

Related projects

  • BoringSSL and OpenSSL are the stated code bases AWS-LC is based on.
  • AWS-LC Formal Verification and s2n-bignum are referenced by the README for verified cryptographic code paths.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for aws-lc. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
bsslcliglobal executable
c_rehashcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version5.1.0
manager updated2026-06-26
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv5.1.0

https://github.com/aws/aws-lc

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:aws-lc
Version5.1.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/aws-lc
Homepagehttps://github.com/aws/aws-lc
Repositoryhttps://github.com/aws/aws-lc
Upstream docshttps://github.com/aws/aws-lc#readme
LicenseApache-2.0 AND ISC AND OpenSSL AND MIT AND BSD-3-Clause
Source archivehttps://github.com/aws/aws-lc/archive/refs/tags/v5.1.0.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-26T23:43:43Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciescmake, go
Uses from macOSperl
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameaws-lc
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyyes
URL Keys
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

aws-lc

nix profile install nixpkgs#aws-lc
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Aws Lc
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/aw/aws-lc/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

aws-lc 5.0.0-r0

General-purpose cryptographic library based on BoringSSL and OpenSSL

https://github.com/aws/aws-lc

sudo apk add aws-lc
  • License: (Apache-2.0 OR ISC) AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT AND OpenSSL
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: aws-lc
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Aws Lc
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: aws-lc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

aws-lc-dev 5.0.0-r0

General-purpose cryptographic library based on BoringSSL and OpenSSL (development files)

https://github.com/aws/aws-lc

sudo apk add aws-lc-dev
  • License: (Apache-2.0 OR ISC) AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT AND OpenSSL
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: aws-lc
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Aws Lc
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: aws-lc-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

aws-lc-tools 5.0.0-r0

General-purpose cryptographic library based on BoringSSL and OpenSSL (tools)

https://github.com/aws/aws-lc

sudo apk add aws-lc-tools
  • License: (Apache-2.0 OR ISC) AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT AND OpenSSL
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: aws-lc
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Aws Lc
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: aws-lc-tools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
zypper95%

aws-lc 5.0.0-1.1

Checksums package for AWS SDK for C

https://github.com/aws/aws-lc

sudo zypper install aws-lc
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: aws-lc
  • 5 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Aws Lc
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: aws-lc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

aws-lc-benchmark 5.0.0-1.1

Benchmarktool for aws-lc

https://github.com/aws/aws-lc

sudo zypper install aws-lc-benchmark
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: aws-lc
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Aws Lc
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: aws-lc-benchmark from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

aws-lc-devel 5.0.0-1.1

AWS-LC development headers

https://github.com/aws/aws-lc

sudo zypper install aws-lc-devel
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: aws-lc
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Aws Lc
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: aws-lc-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

libcrypto-awslc0 5.0.0-1.1

Crypto library for aws-lc

https://github.com/aws/aws-lc

sudo zypper install libcrypto-awslc0
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: aws-lc
  • 2 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Aws Lc
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libcrypto-awslc0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

libssl-awslc0 5.0.0-1.1

Library file for aws-lc

https://github.com/aws/aws-lc

sudo zypper install libssl-awslc0
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: aws-lc
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Aws Lc
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libssl-awslc0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • cmakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • goBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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