# Install p11-kit with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

Library to load and enumerate PKCS#11 modules. Version 0.26.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:p11-kit
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install p11-kit
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install p11-kit
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: security/p11-kit/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add p11-kit
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: p11-kit from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install libp11-kit-dev
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libp11-kit-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install mingw32-p11-kit
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mingw32-p11-kit from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#p11-kit
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/p1/p11-kit/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S p11-kit
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: p11-kit from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/core/os/x86_64/core.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install libp11-kit0
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libp11-kit0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:p11-kit
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/p11-kit>
- **Version:** 0.26.2
- **Source summary:** Library to load and enumerate PKCS#11 modules
- **Homepage:** <https://p11-glue.github.io/p11-glue/p11-kit.html>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/p11-glue/p11-kit>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://p11-glue.github.io/p11-glue/p11-kit/manual>
- **License:** BSD-3-Clause
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/p11-glue/p11-kit/releases/download/0.26.2/p11-kit-0.26.2.tar.xz>
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- p11-kit (cli)
- trust (cli)
- p11-kit (alias)
- trust (alias)

## Dependencies

- ca-certificates
- libtasn1

## Build dependencies

- meson
- ninja
- pkgconf

## Uses from macOS

- libffi

## 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: 0.26.2
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/p11-glue/p11-kit
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Security Notes

library-like package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- library-like 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: pkcs11.conf, *.module files in the p11-kit modules configuration directory
## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** p11-kit
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - libp11-kit-dev - 0.25.5-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libp11-kit-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | library for loading and coordinating access to PKCS#11 modules - development | https://p11-glue.github.io/p11-glue/p11-kit.html
- Debian apt - libp11-kit0 - 0.25.5-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libp11-kit0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | library for loading and coordinating access to PKCS#11 modules - runtime | https://p11-glue.github.io/p11-glue/p11-kit.html
- Debian apt - p11-kit - 0.25.5-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: p11-kit from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | p11-glue utilities | https://p11-glue.github.io/p11-glue/p11-kit.html
- Debian apt - p11-kit-doc - 0.25.5-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: p11-kit-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | library for loading and coordinating access to PKCS#11 modules - documentation | https://p11-glue.github.io/p11-glue/p11-kit.html
- Debian apt - p11-kit-modules - 0.25.5-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: p11-kit-modules from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | p11-glue proxy and trust modules | https://p11-glue.github.io/p11-glue/p11-kit.html
- Nix - p11-kit: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/p1/p11-kit/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - libp11-kit-dev - 0.25.3-4ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libp11-kit-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | library for loading and coordinating access to PKCS#11 modules - development | https://p11-glue.github.io/p11-glue/p11-kit.html
- Ubuntu apt - libp11-kit0 - 0.25.3-4ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libp11-kit0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | library for loading and coordinating access to PKCS#11 modules - runtime | https://p11-glue.github.io/p11-glue/p11-kit.html
- Ubuntu apt - p11-kit - 0.25.3-4ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: p11-kit from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | p11-glue utilities | https://p11-glue.github.io/p11-glue/p11-kit.html
- Ubuntu apt - p11-kit-doc - 0.25.3-4ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: p11-kit-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | library for loading and coordinating access to PKCS#11 modules - documentation | https://p11-glue.github.io/p11-glue/p11-kit.html
- Ubuntu apt - p11-kit-modules - 0.25.3-4ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: p11-kit-modules from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | p11-glue proxy and trust modules | https://p11-glue.github.io/p11-glue/p11-kit.html
- apk - p11-kit - 0.25.5-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: p11-kit from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Library for loading and sharing PKCS#11 modules | https://p11-glue.freedesktop.org/
- apk - p11-kit-dev - 0.25.5-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: p11-kit-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Library for loading and sharing PKCS#11 modules (development files) | https://p11-glue.freedesktop.org/
- apk - p11-kit-doc - 0.25.5-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: p11-kit-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Library for loading and sharing PKCS#11 modules (documentation) | https://p11-glue.freedesktop.org/
- apk - p11-kit-server - 0.25.5-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: p11-kit-server from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Server and client commands for p11-kit | https://p11-glue.freedesktop.org/
- apk - p11-kit-trust - 0.25.5-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: p11-kit-trust from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | System trust module from p11-kit | https://p11-glue.freedesktop.org/


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- [ca-certificates](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ca-certificates/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [libtasn1](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libtasn1/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [meson](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/meson/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [ninja](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ninja/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
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- [opensc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/opensc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, library, pkcs11, security.
- [pkcs11-tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkcs11-tools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, pkcs11, security.
- [botan](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/botan/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, library, security.
- [cfssl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cfssl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: certificates, cli, cryptography, security.
- [gnupg-pkcs11-scd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gnupg-pkcs11-scd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, pkcs11, security.
- [gpgme](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gpgme/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, library, security.
- [libxmlsec1](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libxmlsec1/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, library, security.
- [libressl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libressl/) - Security-sensitive metadata or terminology overlaps. Shared terms: ca-certificates, certificates, cli, cryptography, security.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/p11-kit.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/p11-kit.yml)


## Sources

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