install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install openiked

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install openiked

MacPorts ports tree · net/openiked/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install openiked

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install openiked

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

overview

Package summary

IKEv2 daemon - portable version of OpenBSD iked

Project links

Commands and aliases

ikectl
iked

history

Project history and usage

OpenIKED is the OpenBSD project's free implementation of the IKEv2 protocol for establishing and maintaining IPsec VPN security associations. The Homebrew package ships the portable version of OpenBSD's iked daemon and ikectl control utility for non-OpenBSD Unix-like systems.

Project history

The iked program first appeared in OpenBSD 4.8 and was written by Reyk Floeter. The official OpenIKED site describes it as a lean, clean, secure, configurable, and interoperable IKEv2 implementation focused on standards and important IKEv2 features rather than IKEv1 compatibility.

A 2013 OpenBSD presentation describes OpenIKED as an IKEv2 implementation based on RFC 5996, with portable work adding compatibility for non-OpenBSD systems. The openiked-portable repository later packaged that port for Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, and NetBSD.

Adoption history

OpenIKED is a niche but important package because IPsec/IKEv2 is usually operating-system infrastructure, not a developer library. Its portable packaging through Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, MacPorts, and FreeBSD gives operators access to OpenBSD's iked outside OpenBSD itself.

How it is used

Administrators configure IKEv2 policies in iked.conf, then run iked to perform mutual authentication and establish IPsec flows and security associations. The OpenBSD manual describes iked.conf sections for macros, global settings, and automatic keying policies, with ikectl used for control and PKI-related workflows.

OpenIKED is used for site-to-site and client VPN scenarios where standard IKEv2 interoperability matters, including certificate-based deployments and clients that use native IKEv2 support.

Why package nerds care

OpenIKED is package-nerd significant because it is a portable slice of OpenBSD network-security infrastructure. It brings the OpenBSD style of small, audited daemons and ISC licensing into package managers on systems that do not ship iked in base.

Timeline

OpenBSD 4.8: iked first appeared in OpenBSD.
2013: OpenIKED was presented as a portable IKEv2 VPN implementation.
January 2021: the openiked-portable GitHub repository was created.
April 2021: OpenIKED 6.9.0 was published in the portable repository releases.
April 2025: OpenIKED 7.4 was published in the portable repository releases.

Related projects

OpenIKED is related to OpenBSD's isakmpd for older IKEv1 support, IPsec ESP/AH, strongSwan, native Windows and mobile IKEv2 clients, OpenSSL/LibreSSL, libevent, and OpenBSD's broader family of portable daemons.

Sources

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 8 platform targets.
Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 1 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: /etc/iked.conf/etc/examples/iked.conf

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: /etc/iked/private/local.key/etc/iked/private//etc/iked/ca//etc/iked/certs//etc/iked/crls//etc/iked/pubkeys/

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`ikectl`	cli	global executable
`iked`	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 version7.4

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://openiked.org

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://openiked.orgnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:openiked
Version	7.4
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/openiked
Homepage	https://openiked.org
Repository	https://github.com/openiked/openiked-portable
Upstream docs	https://github.com/openiked/openiked-portable#readme
License	ISC
Source archive	https://cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/OpenIKED/openiked-7.4.tar.gz
Dependencies	libevent, openssl@3
Build dependencies	cmake
Uses from macOS	bison
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	declared
Caveats	config file can be found here: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/etc/iked.conf necessary files for configuration can be found here: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/etc/iked/

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	openiked
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	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%

openiked 7.4-1

Internet Key Exchange (IKEv2) daemon

https://www.openiked.org/

sudo apt install openiked

Section: net
Architecture: amd64
6 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Openiked

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: openiked from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Ubuntu apt95%

openiked 7.3-1build3

Internet Key Exchange (IKEv2) daemon

https://www.openiked.org/

sudo apt install openiked

Section: universe/net
Architecture: amd64
6 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Openiked

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: openiked from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

dnf95%

openiked 7.4-4.fc44

A free Internet Key Exchange (IKEv2) implementation

https://github.com/openiked/openiked-portable

sudo dnf install openiked

License: ISC
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: openiked
8 dependencies
4 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Openiked

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: openiked from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

openiked

sudo port install openiked

normalized package name match
Matched by: Openiked

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: net/openiked/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/openiked.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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