macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install gnutlslocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install gnutlsMacPorts ports tree · devel/gnutls/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install gnutls with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, zypper
GNU Transport Layer Security (TLS) Library. Version 3.8.13 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-06.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add gnutlsAlpine Linux edge package indexes · gnutls · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install gnutlsFedora Rawhide package metadata · gnutls · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#gnutlsnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gn/gnutls/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S gnutlsArch Linux sync databases · gnutls · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install gnutlsopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · gnutls · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/gnutlsScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/gnutls.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
GNU Transport Layer Security (TLS) Library
Project links
Commands and aliases
- gnutls-certtool
- gnutls-cli
- gnutls-cli-debug
- gnutls-serv
- ocsptool
- p11tool
- psktool
history
Project history and usage
GnuTLS is the GNU Project's TLS library and tool suite for encrypted network protocols. It is packaged both as a developer library and as a set of diagnostic and certificate-management commands, which makes it important to operating-system distributions, network applications, and administrators who need scriptable TLS tooling.
Project history
GnuTLS emerged inside the GNU ecosystem as a portable C implementation of the SSL, TLS, and DTLS protocol families. The manual presents it as a library meant to hide protocol complexity behind an API while still exposing certificate handling, key exchange, session management, and authentication choices to applications.
The project developed alongside changes in TLS itself. It added protocol support, X.509 and OpenPGP certificate features, PKCS#11 work, command-line tools such as certtool and gnutls-cli, and library interfaces for both application developers and system integrators. Its GitLab project became the official source-control and issue-tracking home.
Adoption history
GnuTLS found adoption where applications needed a GNU-maintained TLS implementation that could be shipped broadly by distributions. Package managers carry it not only for the user-facing commands but also because other software links against libgnutls for HTTPS, mail, directory services, and other encrypted protocols.
The library's ecosystem significance comes from being a stack component rather than a stand-alone application. Many users meet it indirectly through dependencies, while administrators and developers use the command-line tools to debug handshakes, inspect certificates, test servers, and work with PKCS#11 tokens.
How it is used
Practitioners use libgnutls in applications that need TLS or DTLS support, and use gnutls-cli, gnutls-serv, gnutls-cli-debug, certtool, ocsptool, p11tool, and psktool for testing and certificate workflows. The manual also covers authentication choices, priority strings, session tickets, certificate credentials, and integration patterns.
In package-manager culture, installing GnuTLS often satisfies both build-time library requirements and operational tooling needs. It is a small command-line surface on top of a security-sensitive shared library, so maintainers care about ABI stability, protocol defaults, and timely security updates.
Why package nerds care
GnuTLS is one of the packages that turns TLS from a browser feature into ordinary Unix plumbing. It sits in dependency graphs, exposes inspection tools for humans, and gives source-built software a distribution-provided cryptographic backend.
Timeline
- 2003: GnuTLS 1.0.0 marked an early stable release line.
- 2011: GnuTLS 3.0 introduced a major branch with expanded TLS support.
- 2013: GnuTLS 3.1.10 changed the library licensing to LGPLv2.1 or later for wider linking compatibility.
- 2020s: GitLab served as the official repository and issue-tracking home.
Related projects
- libtasn1 and nettle are important lower-level libraries in the GnuTLS stack.
- PKCS#11 providers and smart-card tooling integrate with GnuTLS through p11tool and library support.
- Applications that link against libgnutls form the main adoption surface for the package.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for gnutls. 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.
- Installs with 8 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
gnutls-certtool | cli | global executable | |
gnutls-cli | cli | global executable | |
gnutls-cli-debug | cli | global executable | |
gnutls-serv | cli | global executable | |
ocsptool | cli | global executable | |
p11tool | cli | global executable | |
psktool | cli | global 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 version3.8.13
manager updated2026-07-06
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://gnutls.org/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:gnutls |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.8.13 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gnutls |
| Homepage | https://gnutls.org/ |
| Repository | https://gitlab.com/gnutls/gnutls |
| Upstream docs | https://gnutls.org/manual/gnutls.html |
| License | LGPL-2.1-or-later AND GPL-3.0-only |
| Source archive | https://www.gnupg.org/ftp/gcrypt/gnutls/v3.8/gnutls-3.8.13.tar.xz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-06T01:46:26Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | ca-certificates, gettext, gmp, libidn2, libtasn1, libunistring, nettle, p11-kit |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf, texinfo |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
| Caveats | Guile bindings are now in the `guile-gnutls` formula. |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | gnutls |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 2 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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%
gnutls
nix profile install nixpkgs#gnutls- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnutls
apk95%
gnutls 3.8.13-r0
TLS protocol implementation
sudo apk add gnutls- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gnutls
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnutls
apk95%
gnutls-c++ 3.8.13-r0
The C++ interface to GnuTLS
sudo apk add gnutls-c++- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gnutls
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnutls
apk95%
gnutls-dbg 3.8.13-r0
TLS protocol implementation (debug symbols)
sudo apk add gnutls-dbg- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gnutls
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnutls
apk95%
gnutls-dev 3.8.13-r0
TLS protocol implementation (development files)
sudo apk add gnutls-dev- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gnutls
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnutls
apk95%
gnutls-doc 3.8.13-r0
TLS protocol implementation (documentation)
sudo apk add gnutls-doc- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gnutls
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnutls
apk95%
gnutls-utils 3.8.13-r0
Command line tools for TLS protocol
sudo apk add gnutls-utils- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gnutls
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnutls
dnf95%
gnutls 3.8.13-1.fc45
A TLS protocol implementation
sudo dnf install gnutls- License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: gnutls
- 14 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnutls
dnf95%
gnutls-c++ 3.8.13-1.fc45
The C++ interface to GnuTLS
sudo dnf install gnutls-c++- License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: gnutls
- 14 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnutls
dnf95%
gnutls-dane 3.8.13-1.fc45
A DANE protocol implementation for GnuTLS
sudo dnf install gnutls-dane- License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: gnutls
- 12 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnutls
dnf95%
gnutls-devel 3.8.13-1.fc45
Development files for the gnutls package
sudo dnf install gnutls-devel- License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: gnutls
- 8 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnutls
dnf95%
gnutls-fips 3.8.13-1.fc45
Virtual package to install packages required to use gnutls under FIPS mode
sudo dnf install gnutls-fips- License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gnutls
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnutls
dnf95%
gnutls-utils 3.8.13-1.fc45
Command line tools for TLS protocol
sudo dnf install gnutls-utils- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gnutls
- 8 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnutls
dnf95%
mingw32-gnutls 3.8.13-1.fc45
MinGW GnuTLS TLS/SSL encryption library
sudo dnf install mingw32-gnutls- License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: gnutls
- 6 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnutls
dnf95%
mingw64-gnutls 3.8.13-1.fc45
MinGW GnuTLS TLS/SSL encryption library
sudo dnf install mingw64-gnutls- License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: gnutls
- 6 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnutls
pacman95%
gnutls 3.8.13-2
A library which provides a secure layer over a reliable transport layer
sudo pacman -S gnutls- License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- 14 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnutls
source trail
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