# Install aws-lc with Homebrew, apk, Nix, zypper General-purpose cryptographic library. Version 5.1.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-26. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:aws-lc ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install aws-lc ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add aws-lc ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: aws-lc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#aws-lc ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/aw/aws-lc/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install aws-lc ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: aws-lc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:aws-lc - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 5.1.0 - **Source summary:** General-purpose cryptographic library - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 AND ISC AND OpenSSL AND MIT AND BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-26T23:43:43Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - bssl (cli) - c_rehash (cli) - bssl (alias) - c_rehash (alias) ## Build dependencies - cmake - go ## Uses from macOS - perl ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 5.1.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-26 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/aws/aws-lc - Upstream latest detected: v5.1.0 (current) ## 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. ### Sources - - - - - official git history and tags from https://github.com/aws/aws-lc ## Security Notes 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. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** aws-lc - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** yes - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - aws-lc: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/aw/aws-lc/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - aws-lc - 5.0.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: aws-lc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | General-purpose cryptographic library based on BoringSSL and OpenSSL | https://github.com/aws/aws-lc - apk - aws-lc-dev - 5.0.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: aws-lc-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | General-purpose cryptographic library based on BoringSSL and OpenSSL (development files) | https://github.com/aws/aws-lc - apk - aws-lc-tools - 5.0.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: aws-lc-tools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | General-purpose cryptographic library based on BoringSSL and OpenSSL (tools) | https://github.com/aws/aws-lc - zypper - aws-lc - 5.0.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: aws-lc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Checksums package for AWS SDK for C | https://github.com/aws/aws-lc - zypper - aws-lc-benchmark - 5.0.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: aws-lc-benchmark from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Benchmarktool for aws-lc | https://github.com/aws/aws-lc - zypper - aws-lc-devel - 5.0.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: aws-lc-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | AWS-LC development headers | https://github.com/aws/aws-lc - zypper - libcrypto-awslc0 - 5.0.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libcrypto-awslc0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Crypto library for aws-lc | https://github.com/aws/aws-lc - zypper - libssl-awslc0 - 5.0.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libssl-awslc0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Library file for aws-lc | https://github.com/aws/aws-lc ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family. - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [amazon-ecs-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/amazon-ecs-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [aws-amplify](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aws-amplify/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [aws-cdk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aws-cdk/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [aws-console](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aws-console/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [aws-elasticbeanstalk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aws-elasticbeanstalk/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [aws-es-proxy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aws-es-proxy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [aws-google-auth](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aws-google-auth/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. - [aws-iam-authenticator](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aws-iam-authenticator/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: aws, cli, cloud-infrastructure. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/aws-lc.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/aws-lc.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph