macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install openssl@3.5local Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install opensslMacPorts ports tree · devel/openssl/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install openssl@3.5 with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper
Cryptography and SSL/TLS Toolkit. Version 3.5.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-06.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add libcrypto3Alpine Linux edge package indexes · libcrypto3 · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libssl-devDebian stable package indexes · libssl-dev · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install opensslFedora Rawhide package metadata · openssl · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#opensslnixpkgs package indexes · openssl · source: raw.githubusercontent.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S opensslArch Linux sync databases · openssl · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libopenssl-developenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libopenssl-devel · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install opensslChocolatey community package catalog · openssl · source: community.chocolatey.org
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/opensslScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/openssl.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id ShiningLight.OpenSSL.Dev -eWindows Package Manager source index · ShiningLight.OpenSSL.Dev · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Cryptography and SSL/TLS Toolkit
Project links
Commands and aliases
No executable aliases were found in the local package database.
history
Project history and usage
OpenSSL 3.5 is a later OpenSSL 3 branch packaged by Homebrew as `openssl@3.5`. It carries the same OpenSSL toolkit identity -- libssl, libcrypto, providers, FIPS-oriented architecture, and the `openssl` CLI -- while giving packagers a versioned target distinct from the moving `openssl@3` formula and older 3.0 line.
Project history
OpenSSL began as the successor to SSLeay in December 1998, when Apache and SSL practitioners organized a maintained open-source TLS/SSL toolkit after Eric Young and Tim Hudson left C2Net for RSA. The project released OpenSSL 0.9.1c on December 23, 1998 and grew into one of the internet's most reused cryptographic libraries.
The OpenSSL 3 family started with 3.0.0 on September 7, 2021. That major release introduced providers, Apache-2.0 licensing, a FIPS provider path, and deprecation of low-level algorithm APIs, creating the architecture that later 3.x branches such as 3.5 continue to evolve.
OpenSSL 3.5.0 appears in the OpenSSL release timeline on April 8, 2025. The 3.5 series release notes track subsequent security and bug-fix releases in that branch, including 3.5.7 on June 9, 2026.
Adoption history
Versioned OpenSSL formulae exist because cryptographic libraries are high-blast-radius dependencies. Homebrew packages `openssl@3.5` separately so projects can pin a 3.5 ABI/runtime expectation while `openssl@3` follows the default OpenSSL 3 branch.
Homebrew's formula page lists `openssl@3.5` as keg-only, bottled for macOS and Linux, and stable at 3.5.7. The same page shows tens of thousands of yearly installs, much smaller than `openssl@3` but substantial for a branch-pinned formula.
How it is used
Developers and operators use `openssl@3.5` for the same jobs as other OpenSSL 3 packages: building TLS-enabled software, linking libssl/libcrypto, managing certificates and CSRs, testing TLS endpoints, converting key and certificate formats, and configuring provider behavior.
The branch is useful when a project wants newer OpenSSL 3 fixes and behavior than 3.0 without taking whatever branch Homebrew's `openssl@3` alias targets. That matters for CI reproducibility, binary packaging, and applications with crypto compliance or performance testing tied to a specific series.
Why package nerds care
OpenSSL 3.5 demonstrates the packaging tension around foundational libraries: users want security updates and new protocol work, while downstream builds want stable headers, ABIs, providers, and configuration directories. The separate Homebrew formula makes that tension explicit.
For package nerds, `openssl@3.5` is also a reminder that OpenSSL packaging is rarely just `brew install openssl`. Keg-only paths, CA certificate directories, `c_rehash`, branch support windows, and dependent formula relinking all become part of the package's real behavior.
Timeline
- December 23, 1998: OpenSSL 0.9.1c is released as the SSLeay successor.
- September 7, 2021: OpenSSL 3.0.0 launches the provider-based OpenSSL 3 architecture.
- April 8, 2025: OpenSSL 3.5.0 is released.
- June 9, 2026: OpenSSL 3.5.7 is released as a security patch release.
- 2026: Homebrew lists `openssl@3.5` as a keg-only formula with stable version 3.5.7.
Related projects
- OpenSSL 3.5 sits among a family of TLS/crypto libraries and forks or alternatives including LibreSSL, BoringSSL, AWS-LC, GnuTLS, NSS, and wolfSSL. It is consumed by command-line tools, servers, language runtimes, databases, and package-manager build systems.
Sources
- https://docs.openssl.org/3.0/man7/migration_guide/
- https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/openssl@3.5
- https://github.com/openssl/openssl
- https://openssl-library.org/news/openssl-3.5-notes/
- https://openssl-library.org/news/timeline/
- https://openssl-library.org/post/2018-12-20-20years/index.html
- https://openssl.foundation/about/history
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for openssl@3.5. 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 8 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime 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
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Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
$OPENSSLDIR/openssl.cnf
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| No executable data was present. | |||
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 version3.5.7
manager updated2026-07-06
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/openssl/openssl
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/openssl/opensslnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:openssl@3.5 |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.5.7 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/openssl@3.5 |
| Homepage | https://openssl-library.org |
| Repository | https://github.com/openssl/openssl |
| Upstream docs | https://docs.openssl.org/3.5/man1/openssl |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/openssl/openssl/releases/download/openssl-3.5.7/openssl-3.5.7.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-06T03:09:43Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | ca-certificates |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sequoia, sonoma, tahoe, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
| Caveats | To add additional certificates, place .pem files in $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/etc/openssl@3.5/certs and run $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/openssl@3.5/bin/c_rehash |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | openssl@3.5 |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | yes |
| 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.
Debian apt88%
libssl-dev 3.5.6-1~deb13u1
Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - development files
sudo apt install libssl-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: openssl
- 1 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Openssl
Debian apt88%
libssl-doc 3.5.6-1~deb13u1
Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - development documentation
sudo apt install libssl-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: openssl
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Openssl
Debian apt88%
libssl3t64 3.5.6-1~deb13u1
Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - shared libraries
sudo apt install libssl3t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: openssl
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Openssl
Debian apt88%
openssl 3.5.6-1~deb13u1
Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - cryptographic utility
sudo apt install openssl- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 2 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Openssl
Debian apt88%
openssl-provider-fips 3.5.6-1~deb13u1
Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - cryptographic utility
sudo apt install openssl-provider-fips- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: openssl
- 1 dependencies
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Openssl
Debian apt88%
openssl-provider-legacy 3.5.6-1~deb13u1
Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - cryptographic utility
sudo apt install openssl-provider-legacy- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: openssl
- 2 dependencies
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Openssl
Nix88%
openssl
nix profile install nixpkgs#openssl- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Openssl
Ubuntu apt88%
libssl-dev 3.0.13-0ubuntu3
Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - development files
sudo apt install libssl-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: openssl
- 1 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Openssl
Ubuntu apt88%
libssl-doc 3.0.13-0ubuntu3
Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - development documentation
sudo apt install libssl-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: openssl
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Openssl
Ubuntu apt88%
libssl3t64 3.0.13-0ubuntu3
Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - shared libraries
sudo apt install libssl3t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: openssl
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Openssl
Ubuntu apt88%
openssl 3.0.13-0ubuntu3
Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - cryptographic utility
sudo apt install openssl- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 2 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Openssl
apk88%
libcrypto3 3.5.7-r0
Crypto library from openssl
sudo apk add libcrypto3- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: openssl
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Openssl
apk88%
libssl3 3.5.7-r0
SSL shared libraries
sudo apk add libssl3- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: openssl
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Openssl
apk88%
openssl 3.5.7-r0
Toolkit for Transport Layer Security (TLS)
sudo apk add openssl- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: openssl
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Openssl
apk88%
openssl-dbg 3.5.7-r0
Toolkit for Transport Layer Security (TLS) (debug symbols)
sudo apk add openssl-dbg- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: openssl
- 1 dependencies
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Openssl
apk88%
openssl-dev 3.5.7-r0
Toolkit for Transport Layer Security (TLS) (development files)
sudo apk add openssl-dev- License: Apache-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: openssl
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Openssl
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