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Open source Diameter (Authentication) protocol implementation. Version 1.6.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install freediameter

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add freediameter

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install freediameter

Debian stable package indexes · freediameter · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install freeDiameter

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · freeDiameter · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#freediameter

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/fr/freediameter/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Open source Diameter (Authentication) protocol implementation

Commands and aliases

  • freeDiameterd
  • freeDiameterd-1.6.0

history

Project history and usage

freeDiameter is an implementation of the Diameter protocol for Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting traffic. It provides reusable protocol/core libraries, the freeDiameterd daemon, and extension modules for Diameter server, agent, routing, peer, and dictionary work.

Project history

The upstream README describes freeDiameter as the successor name for the WIDE AAA Daemon, or waaad, project, and notes that it is not related to Sun's older SourceForge project of a similar name. Its design follows Diameter's extensible model: a base protocol framework plus loadable applications and routing extensions.

Adoption history

freeDiameter has a narrower adoption profile than RADIUS servers, but it is present in multiple Unix package collections. The supplied package facts list Alpine, Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, Nix, and Ubuntu packages, which is typical for telecom/protocol infrastructure libraries that are needed by specialists rather than desktop users.

How it is used

Operators run freeDiameterd for Diameter server or agent components, while client applications can link directly with libfdcore. Developers use libfdproto for Diameter message and dictionary manipulation and extend the daemon with fdx modules.

Why package nerds care

The package matters to protocol-oriented packagers because it ships daemon binaries, shared libraries, headers, dictionaries, CMake build files, and many optional extensions. Its value is not a flashy executable but a standards-oriented framework for telecom AAA experiments and services.

Timeline

  • Pre-1.0: Project known as waaad, the WIDE AAA Daemon.
  • 2010s: freeDiameter published 1.x releases and distribution packaging.
  • 2020s: Upstream changelog work includes 3GPP Release 15 dictionary updates and JSON/dictionary tooling.
  • 2025: The GitHub repository remained active on the master branch.

Related projects

  • The README relates freeDiameter to Diameter Base Protocol work, RADIUS as Diameter's predecessor, and application RFCs such as Network Access Server and EAP support. It explicitly distinguishes itself from Sun's unrelated freediameter project.

security posture

Risk level: orange

formula declares a Homebrew service.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

  • formula declares a Homebrew service

Signals

  • metadata:service

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
  • 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.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

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.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/etc/freeDiameter/freeDiameter.conf

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
freeDiameterdcliglobal executable
freeDiameterd-1.6.0cliglobal 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 version1.6.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected1.6.0

https://github.com/freeDiameter/freeDiameter

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:freediameter
Version1.6.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/freediameter
Homepagehttps://github.com/freeDiameter/freeDiameter
Repositoryhttps://github.com/freeDiameter/freeDiameter
Upstream docshttps://github.com/freeDiameter/freeDiameter#readme
LicenseBSD-3-Clause
Source archivehttps://github.com/freeDiameter/freeDiameter/archive/refs/tags/1.6.0.tar.gz
Dependenciesgnutls, libgcrypt, libidn2
Build dependenciescmake, pkgconf
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicedeclared
CaveatsTo configure freeDiameter, edit $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/etc/freeDiameter.conf to taste. Sample configuration files can be found in $HOMEBREW_CELLAR/freediameter/1.6.0/share/doc/freediameter. For more information about freeDiameter configuration options, read: http://www.freediameter.net/trac/wiki/Configuration Other potentially useful files can be found in $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/freediameter/share/freediameter/contrib.

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namefreediameter
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • 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.

Debian apt95%

freediameter 1.5.0-1

Implementation of the freeDiameter protocol - metapackage

https://www.freediameter.net/trac/

sudo apt install freediameter
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: all
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Freediameter
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: freediameter from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

freediameter-extensions 1.5.0-1

Extensions for the Diameter protocol

https://www.freediameter.net/trac/

sudo apt install freediameter-extensions
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: freediameter
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Freediameter
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: freediameter-extensions from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

freediameterd 1.5.0-1

Daemon for the Diameter protocol

https://www.freediameter.net/trac/

sudo apt install freediameterd
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: freediameter
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Freediameter
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: freediameterd from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libfdcore6 1.5.0-1

FreeDiameter - library for the Diameter protocol

https://www.freediameter.net/trac/

sudo apt install libfdcore6
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: freediameter
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Freediameter
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libfdcore6 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libfdproto6 1.5.0-1

Library for manipulating Diameter messages and dictionary

https://www.freediameter.net/trac/

sudo apt install libfdproto6
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: freediameter
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Freediameter
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libfdproto6 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libfreediameter-dev 1.5.0-1

Library for the Diameter protocol (development files)

https://www.freediameter.net/trac/

sudo apt install libfreediameter-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: freediameter
  • 6 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Freediameter
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libfreediameter-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

freediameter

nix profile install nixpkgs#freediameter
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Freediameter
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fr/freediameter/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

freediameter 1.2.1-8build3

Implementation of the freeDiameter protocol - metapackage

http://www.freediameter.net/trac/

sudo apt install freediameter
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: all
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Freediameter
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: freediameter from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

freediameter-extensions 1.2.1-8build3

Extensions for the Diameter protocol

http://www.freediameter.net/trac/

sudo apt install freediameter-extensions
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: freediameter
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Freediameter
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: freediameter-extensions from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

freediameterd 1.2.1-8build3

Daemon for the Diameter protocol

http://www.freediameter.net/trac/

sudo apt install freediameterd
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: freediameter
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Freediameter
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: freediameterd from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libfdcore6 1.2.1-8build3

FreeDiameter - library for the Diameter protocol

http://www.freediameter.net/trac/

sudo apt install libfdcore6
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: freediameter
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Freediameter
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libfdcore6 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libfdproto6 1.2.1-8build3

Library for manipulating Diameter messages and dictionary

http://www.freediameter.net/trac/

sudo apt install libfdproto6
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: freediameter
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Freediameter
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libfdproto6 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libfreediameter-dev 1.2.1-8build3

Library for the Diameter protocol (development files)

http://www.freediameter.net/trac/

sudo apt install libfreediameter-dev
  • Section: universe/libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: freediameter
  • 6 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Freediameter
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libfreediameter-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

freediameter 1.5.0-r1

Free implementation of Diameter protocol

https://github.com/open5gs/freediameter

sudo apk add freediameter
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: freediameter
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Freediameter
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: freediameter from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

freediameter-dev 1.5.0-r1

Free implementation of Diameter protocol (development files)

https://github.com/open5gs/freediameter

sudo apk add freediameter-dev
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: freediameter
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Freediameter
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: freediameter-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

freediameter-extensions 1.5.0-r1

Free implementation of Diameter protocol (extensions)

https://github.com/open5gs/freediameter

sudo apk add freediameter-extensions
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: freediameter
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Freediameter
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: freediameter-extensions from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

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Related tools

  • gnutlsRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • libgcryptRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • libidn2Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • cmakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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  • bindShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, server.
  • danteShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, server.
  • inspircdShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, server.
  • ircd-hybridShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, server.

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