# Install botan with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, pacman, zypper Cryptographic algorithms and formats library in C++. Version 3.12.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:botan ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install botan ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install botan ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: security/botan/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install botan ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: botan from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install botan ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: botan from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S botan ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: botan from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install Botan ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: Botan from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:botan - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.12.0 - **Source summary:** Cryptographic algorithms and formats library in C++ - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-2-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:02:54-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-09T07:20:21+00:00 ## Executables - botan (cli) - botan (alias) ## Dependencies - ca-certificates - python@3.14 - sqlite ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## Uses from macOS - bzip2 ## 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: 2026-07-09 - Package-manager version: 3.12.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://botan.randombit.net/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Botan is a permissively licensed C++ cryptography toolkit with a library-first identity and a substantial command-line companion. In package-manager culture it occupies the same broad territory as OpenSSL, libsodium, and Crypto++, but with a C++ API, modular build controls, Python/C FFI surfaces, and an intentionally broad algorithm catalog. ### Project history The current public development home is the randombit/botan GitHub repository, created in March 2013, while the official documentation describes Botan as a C++ cryptography library focused on production cryptography. Its handbook frames the project around secure distributed systems, constant-time programming, test coverage, side-channel analysis, safe defaults, portability to modern systems, and post-quantum readiness. Botan 3 became the active release line, with the upstream README documenting quarterly Botan3 minor releases. Botan2 reached end of life on 2025-01-01, with the final Botan2 release listed as 2.19.5 from 2024-07-08. ### Adoption history Botan is distributed by major Unix-like package systems, including Homebrew, Debian-family distributions, Fedora, Arch, MacPorts, and openSUSE according to the package facts and the upstream README's distribution note. Its adoption is less about a single dominant CLI and more about being a reusable cryptographic substrate for C++ applications that want TLS, X.509, PKCS#11, TPM, password hashing, and newer post-quantum primitives without binding themselves to OpenSSL APIs. The project also exposes C, Python, and third-party language bindings, which makes it useful to packagers who want one audited native cryptography implementation to serve multiple language ecosystems. ### How it is used The installed `botan` executable exposes many library functions in shell form: hashing, HMAC, password hashing, symmetric encryption, public-key operations, certificate handling, TLS-related tooling, and other cryptographic utilities. The library side is used by applications that need a C++ cryptography API with configurable modules and platform certificate-store support. For package users, Botan is commonly installed as a development dependency as well as a CLI utility; its package significance comes from headers, libraries, ABI concerns, and feature selection as much as from the command-line binary. ### Why package nerds care Botan is a classic package-nerd library: it is security-sensitive, ABI-sensitive, heavily tested, and exposed through many downstream packages. Its release notes read like infrastructure maintenance, with CVEs, certificate-path behavior, compiler support, optimized CPU code paths, TLS conformance, and algorithm additions all mattering to downstream maintainers. It is also notable as a modern C++ crypto stack that deliberately includes post-quantum algorithms and side-channel testing in its project goals, making it a useful barometer for where general-purpose cryptography libraries are moving. ### Timeline - 2013: Public GitHub repository created for randombit/botan. - 2024: Botan 2.19.5 released as the final Botan2 series release. - 2025: Botan2 reached end of life on January 1. - 2026: Botan 3.12.0 released with TLS, X.509, performance, and security fixes. ### Related projects - OpenSSL is the most common comparison point for everyday command-line crypto and TLS tooling. - Crypto++ is a related C++ cryptography library in the same packaging space. - libsodium is a related security library with a narrower, opinionated API surface. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for botan. 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:** botan - **Aliases:** botan@3 - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - botan - 3.7.1+dfsg-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: botan from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | multiplatform crypto library (3.x version) | https://botan.randombit.net/ - Debian apt - libbotan-2-19 - 2.19.5+dfsg-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libbotan-2-19 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | multiplatform crypto library (2.x version) | https://botan.randombit.net/ - Debian apt - libbotan-2-dev - 2.19.5+dfsg-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libbotan-2-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | multiplatform crypto library (2.x version) | https://botan.randombit.net/ - Debian apt - libbotan-2-doc - 2.19.5+dfsg-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libbotan-2-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | multiplatform crypto library (2.x version) | https://botan.randombit.net/ - Ubuntu apt - botan - 2.19.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: botan from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | multiplatform crypto library (2.x version) | https://botan.randombit.net/ - Ubuntu apt - libbotan-2-19 - 2.19.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libbotan-2-19 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | multiplatform crypto library (2.x version) | https://botan.randombit.net/ - Ubuntu apt - libbotan-2-dev - 2.19.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libbotan-2-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | multiplatform crypto library (2.x version) | https://botan.randombit.net/ - Ubuntu apt - libbotan-2-doc - 2.19.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libbotan-2-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | multiplatform crypto library (2.x version) | https://botan.randombit.net/ - Ubuntu apt - python3-botan - 2.19.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3-botan from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | multiplatform crypto library (2.x version), Python3 module | https://botan.randombit.net/ - dnf - botan - 1.10.17-54.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: botan from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Crypto library written in C++ | http://botan.randombit.net/ - dnf - botan-devel - 1.10.17-54.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: botan-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Development files for botan | http://botan.randombit.net/ - dnf - botan-doc - 1.10.17-54.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: botan-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Documentation for botan | http://botan.randombit.net/ - dnf - python3-botan - 1.10.17-54.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: python3-botan from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Python3 bindings for botan | http://botan.randombit.net/ - pacman - botan - 3.12.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: botan from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Crypto library written in C++ | https://botan.randombit.net/ - zypper - Botan - 3.11.1-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: Botan from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A C++ Crypto Library | https://botan.randombit.net - zypper - Botan-doc - 3.11.1-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: Botan-doc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Documentation of Botan | https://botan.randombit.net ## Related links - [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. - [Security and crypto packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/security-crypto-tools/) - Matched security, identity, cryptography, password, signing, or certificate metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [ca-certificates](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ca-certificates/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [sqlite](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sqlite/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [qca](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/qca/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [rnp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rnp/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [gnutls](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gnutls/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, library, security, tls. - [nss](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nss/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, security, tls. - [opensc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/opensc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, library, security. - [cfssl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cfssl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, security, tls. - [gmssl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gmssl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, security, tls. - [gpgme](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gpgme/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, library, security. - [libressl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libressl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, security, tls. - [certbot](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/certbot/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: certificates, cli, cryptography, python, python-3-14. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/botan.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/botan.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