# Install qca with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, pacman

Qt Cryptographic Architecture (QCA). Version 2.3.10 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:qca
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install qca
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install qca
```

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

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add libqca-qt5
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libqca-qt5 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install qca-qt5
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: qca-qt5 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S qca-qt5
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: qca-qt5 from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:qca
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/qca>
- **Version:** 2.3.10
- **Source summary:** Qt Cryptographic Architecture (QCA)
- **Homepage:** <https://userbase.kde.org/QCA>
- **Repository:** <https://invent.kde.org/libraries/qca.git>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://api.kde.org/qca/html>
- **License:** LGPL-2.1-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://download.kde.org/stable/qca/2.3.10/qca-2.3.10.tar.xz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:06:05-07:00
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- mozcerts-qt6 (cli)
- qcatool-qt6 (cli)
- mozcerts-qt6 (alias)
- qcatool-qt6 (alias)

## Dependencies

- botan
- ca-certificates
- gnupg
- libgcrypt
- nspr
- nss
- openssl@3
- pkcs11-helper
- qt5compat
- qtbase

## Build dependencies

- cmake
- pkgconf

## Uses from macOS

- cyrus-sasl

## 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: 2.3.10
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://userbase.kde.org/QCA
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for qca. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** qca
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 5
- **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

- apk - libqca-qt5 - 2.3.10-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libqca-qt5 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Qt cryptographic architecture | https://userbase.kde.org/QCA
- apk - libqca-qt6 - 2.3.10-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libqca-qt6 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Qt cryptographic architecture | https://userbase.kde.org/QCA
- apk - qca - 2.3.10-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: qca from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Qt cryptographic architecture | https://userbase.kde.org/QCA
- apk - qca-dev - 2.3.10-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: qca-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Qt cryptographic architecture (development files) | https://userbase.kde.org/QCA
- apk - qca-doc - 2.3.10-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: qca-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Qt cryptographic architecture (documentation) | https://userbase.kde.org/QCA
- apk - qca-qt6-dev - 2.3.10-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: qca-qt6-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Qt cryptographic architecture | https://userbase.kde.org/QCA
- dnf - qca-qt5 - 2.3.10-4.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: qca-qt5 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Qt5 Cryptographic Architecture | https://userbase.kde.org/QCA
- dnf - qca-qt5-cyrus-sasl - 2.3.10-4.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: qca-qt5-cyrus-sasl from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Cyrus-SASL plugin for the Qt5 Cryptographic Architecture | https://userbase.kde.org/QCA
- dnf - qca-qt5-devel - 2.3.10-4.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: qca-qt5-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Qt5 Cryptographic Architecture development files | https://userbase.kde.org/QCA
- dnf - qca-qt5-gcrypt - 2.3.10-4.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: qca-qt5-gcrypt from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Gcrypt plugin for the Qt5 Cryptographic Architecture | https://userbase.kde.org/QCA
- dnf - qca-qt5-gnupg - 2.3.10-4.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: qca-qt5-gnupg from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Gnupg plugin for the Qt Cryptographic Architecture | https://userbase.kde.org/QCA
- dnf - qca-qt5-logger - 2.3.10-4.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: qca-qt5-logger from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Logger plugin for the Qt5 Cryptographic Architecture | https://userbase.kde.org/QCA
- dnf - qca-qt5-nss - 2.3.10-4.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: qca-qt5-nss from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Nss plugin for the Qt5 Cryptographic Architecture | https://userbase.kde.org/QCA
- dnf - qca-qt5-ossl - 2.3.10-4.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: qca-qt5-ossl from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Openssl plugin for the Qt5 Cryptographic Architecture | https://userbase.kde.org/QCA
- dnf - qca-qt5-pkcs11 - 2.3.10-4.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: qca-qt5-pkcs11 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Pkcs11 plugin for the Qt5 Cryptographic Architecture | https://userbase.kde.org/QCA
- dnf - qca-qt5-softstore - 2.3.10-4.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: qca-qt5-softstore from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Pkcs11 plugin for the Qt5 Cryptographic Architecture | https://userbase.kde.org/QCA


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- [ca-certificates](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ca-certificates/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [gnupg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gnupg/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [libgcrypt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libgcrypt/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [nspr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nspr/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [nss](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nss/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
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## Combined YAML source

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


## Sources

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