# Install git-credential-libsecret with Homebrew, apk, dnf, zypper Git helper for accessing credentials via libsecret. Version 2.55.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-29. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:git-credential-libsecret ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install git-credential-libsecret ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add git-credential-libsecret ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: git-credential-libsecret from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install git-credential-libsecret ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: git-credential-libsecret from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install git-credential-libsecret ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: git-credential-libsecret from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:git-credential-libsecret - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.55.0 - **Source summary:** Git helper for accessing credentials via libsecret - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-29T20:54:53Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - git-credential-libsecret (cli) - git-credential-libsecret (alias) ## Dependencies - gettext - glib - libsecret ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## 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: 2.55.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-29 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://git-scm.com - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage git-credential-libsecret is Git's Linux Secret Service credential helper. It lets Git store and retrieve HTTPS credentials through libsecret-backed wallets such as GNOME Keyring or KDE Wallet instead of keeping long-lived credentials in plaintext files. ### Project history The helper entered Git's contrib area in 2016. Its initial Git commit describes it as based on the earlier GNOME Keyring helper, replacing the deprecated, GNOME-specific libgnome-keyring library with libsecret and the XDG Secret Service API. Later Git-side changes kept the helper aligned with Git's credential protocol. A 2017 change made it unlock locked secrets through the Secret Service interface, and 2023 changes added storage for password expiry and OAuth refresh-token attributes while preserving compatibility with older stored credentials. ### Adoption history Git's credential-helper documentation lists git-credential-libsecret alongside macOS Keychain and Windows Credential Manager as the Linux secure persistent storage option. That placement made it part of the standard Git credential-helper ecosystem rather than a standalone password-manager integration. Linux package managers expose it as a separate package because the helper depends on libsecret and desktop secret-service libraries that are not always part of a minimal Git build. ### How it is used Practitioners configure it through Git's `credential.helper` setting, usually in `~/.gitconfig`, `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config`, or a repository `.git/config`. After configuration, Git invokes `git credential-libsecret` through the credential-helper protocol during HTTP authentication. Its use case is workstation Git over HTTPS: the first authentication stores a username and password, personal access token, or generated token in the desktop secret service, and later fetch, pull, and push operations retrieve it without prompting. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers, git-credential-libsecret is a small but important split from the main Git package. It is tied to desktop-secret-service dependencies, so distributing it separately keeps headless or minimal Git installs lean while giving Linux desktop users OS-integrated credential storage. It also illustrates Git's extension model: a helper in `contrib/credential` can become a distro-facing executable without changing Git's core credential protocol. ### Timeline - 2016: Git adds `contrib/credential/libsecret` as a libsecret replacement for the GNOME Keyring helper. - 2017: The helper learns to unlock locked Secret Service items when reading credentials. - 2023: The helper stores Git credential attributes such as password expiry and OAuth refresh tokens in a backwards-compatible secret format. - 2025: Git fixes compilation of the libsecret helper in contrib. ### Related projects - git-credential-cache and git-credential-store are Git's built-in generic helpers; libsecret fills the Linux secure-storage role. - git-credential-osxkeychain and git-credential-wincred are the analogous platform-specific helpers for macOS and Windows. - Git Credential Manager and git-credential-oauth are related helpers that generate or manage credentials through broader authentication workflows. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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 - Unix: ~/.gitconfig, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config, .git/config ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** git-credential-libsecret - **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 - apk - git-credential-libsecret - 2.54.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: git-credential-libsecret from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | libsecret-based credential helper | https://www.git-scm.com/ - dnf - git-credential-libsecret - 2.54.0-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: git-credential-libsecret from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Git helper for accessing credentials via libsecret | https://git-scm.com/ - zypper - git-credential-libsecret - 2.54.0-2.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: git-credential-libsecret from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Git credential backend using libsecret to access keyring | https://git-scm.com/ ## Related links - [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. - [Security and crypto packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/security-crypto-tools/) - Matched security, identity, cryptography, password, signing, or certificate metadata. - [gettext](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gettext/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [glib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libsecret](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libsecret/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [git](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git/) - Shares the same upstream homepage. - [git-gui](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-gui/) - Shares the same upstream homepage. - [git-svn](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-svn/) - Shares the same upstream homepage. - [git-credential-oauth](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-credential-oauth/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, credential-management, credentials, git, security. - [keyring](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/keyring/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, credential-management, credentials, security. - [trufflehog](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/trufflehog/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, credentials, git, security. - [git-crypt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-crypt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, git, security. - [git-hound](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-hound/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, git, security. - [git-remote-gcrypt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-remote-gcrypt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, git, security. - [git-secrets](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-secrets/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, git, security. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/git-credential-libsecret.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/git-credential-libsecret.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - 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