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Install ssldump with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper

SSLv3/TLS network protocol analyzer. Version 1.9 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ssldump

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install ssldump

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

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add ssldump

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · ssldump · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install ssldump

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install ssldump

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

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ssldump

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ss/ssldump/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install ssldump

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · ssldump · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

SSLv3/TLS network protocol analyzer

Commands and aliases

  • ssldump

history

Project history and usage

ssldump is an SSLv3/TLS network protocol analyzer with a long package history as a maintained fork of the original 0.9b3 code plus distribution patches.

Project history

The current upstream README describes the repository as a de facto place for gathering ssldump patches from Debian, other distributions, and pull requests around the original SSLDUMP 0.9b3. Alexandre Dulaunoy's repository imported the original tarball and distribution patch set in 2015, then began tagged 1.x releases in 2019.

Modern ssldump retains the classic packet-analysis role of identifying SSLv3/TLS traffic and printing decoded records, while adding JSON output, JA3 support, IPv6, FAN/1 passive fingerprints, and maintained build/test infrastructure.

Adoption history

The README lists availability in Alpine Linux, Arch/AUR, EPEL/Fedora-family packages, Debian, Fedora, Kali, Ubuntu, and Homebrew-oriented macOS build instructions. The supplied package metadata also records Homebrew, Debian, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, Ubuntu, and zypper packaging, reflecting ssldump's status as a packaged security-analysis utility rather than only a source checkout.

How it is used

Typical usage captures live or saved traffic and asks ssldump to decode TLS handshakes or emit JSON for downstream tools such as `jq`. With suitable keying material, it can also decrypt application data, while recent JSON modes expose passive fingerprints for analysis pipelines.

Why package nerds care

ssldump is significant to package maintainers because it is legacy security tooling kept alive through distribution patches, OpenSSL compatibility work, and feature additions needed by packet-analysis users. Its history illustrates how package ecosystems preserve useful C utilities long after the original upstream becomes inactive.

Timeline

  • 2015: Current repository imported ssldump 0.9b3 and distribution patches.
  • 2019: v1.0 tagged after accumulated fixes and TLS/cipher-suite updates.
  • 2021: v1.3 and v1.4 series included JSON output work and IPv6 support.
  • 2022: v1.5 documentation covered JA3 use cases.
  • 2024: v1.9 released with current README identifying it as the maintained de facto patch-gathering repository.

Related projects

  • The README connects ssldump to Passive SSL work, the D4 Project, JA3 fingerprinting, FAN/1 passive fingerprints, and sslsplit-inspired pcap writing.

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:network

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
  • Installs with 4 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.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
ssldumpcliglobal 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 version1.9
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.9

https://github.com/adulau/ssldump

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:ssldump
Version1.9
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ssldump
Homepagehttps://adulau.github.io/ssldump/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/adulau/ssldump
Upstream docshttps://adulau.github.io/ssldump
LicenseBSD-4-Clause
Source archivehttps://github.com/adulau/ssldump/archive/refs/tags/v1.9.tar.gz
Dependenciesjson-c, libnet, libpcap, openssl@3
Build dependenciescmake
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namessldump
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
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%

ssldump 1.9-1

SSLv3/TLS network protocol analyzer

https://github.com/adulau/ssldump

sudo apt install ssldump
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 5 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ssldump
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: ssldump from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

ssldump

nix profile install nixpkgs#ssldump
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ssldump
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ss/ssldump/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

ssldump 1.8-1build2

SSLv3/TLS network protocol analyzer

https://github.com/adulau/ssldump

sudo apt install ssldump
  • Section: universe/net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 5 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ssldump
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ssldump from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

ssldump 1.9-r1

SSLv3/TLS network protocol analyzer

https://github.com/adulau/ssldump

sudo apk add ssldump
  • License: BSD-4-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ssldump
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ssldump
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ssldump from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

ssldump-doc 1.9-r1

SSLv3/TLS network protocol analyzer (documentation)

https://github.com/adulau/ssldump

sudo apk add ssldump-doc
  • License: BSD-4-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ssldump
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ssldump
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ssldump-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

ssldump 1.9-4.fc44

SSL/TLS network protocol analyzer

https://github.com/adulau/ssldump

sudo dnf install ssldump
  • License: BSD-4-Clause AND BSD-2-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ssldump
  • 7 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ssldump
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ssldump from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

ssldump 1.9-3.3

SSLv3/TLS Network Protocol Analyzer

https://adulau.github.io/ssldump/

sudo zypper install ssldump
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Productivity/Networking/Diagnostic
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ssldump
  • 6 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ssldump
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ssldump from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

ssldump

sudo port install ssldump
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ssldump
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: net/ssldump/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.

Related tools

  • libnetRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • libpcapRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • openssl@3Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • cmakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • sslsplitShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, network-analysis, security, ssl, tls.
  • gmsslShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security, ssl, tls.
  • gnutlsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security, ssl, tls.
  • libresslShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security, ssl, tls.
  • mbedtlsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security, ssl, tls.
  • silkShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, network-analysis, security.

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.

Used sources

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