# Install sstp-client with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, pacman SSTP (Microsoft's Remote Access Solution for PPP over SSL) client. Version 1.0.20 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:sstp-client ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install sstp-client ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install sstp-client ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: net/sstp-client/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add sstp-client ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sstp-client from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libsstp-api-0 ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libsstp-api-0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install sstp-client ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: sstp-client 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 sstp-client ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: sstp-client from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:sstp-client - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.0.20 - **Source summary:** SSTP (Microsoft's Remote Access Solution for PPP over SSL) client - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - sstpc (cli) - sstpc (alias) ## Dependencies - libevent - openssl@3 ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Caveats: sstpc reads PPP configuration options from /etc/ppp/options. If this file does not exist yet, type the following command to create it: sudo touch /etc/ppp/options - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.0.20 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://gitlab.com/sstp-project/sstp-client - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage sstp-client is a Unix-like client for Microsoft's Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol, aimed at connecting Linux and macOS systems to Windows SSTP VPN endpoints through PPP over SSL. ### Project history The official README frames the tool as an SSTP client for Linux that can establish a connection to a Windows 2008 Server, with command-line behavior similar to pptp-client for easier integration. The project's NEWS file records a 1.0-beta release in February 2011 after implementing Windows 2008 SSTP connectivity, async PPP support, IPv6, and certificate validation, followed by a 1.0 release in September 2011 after six months of beta testing. ### Adoption history The release notes show the project being adapted to distribution realities early: Fedora Core 15 porting fixes, Ubuntu 11.04 and Fedora packages, NetworkManager SSTP plugin work, libevent2 support, Mac OS X/Darwin changes for MacPorts, OpenSSL 1.1 and 3.0 support, and pppd 2.5.0 compatibility. The supplied package facts show availability in Homebrew, Alpine, Fedora/DNF, MacPorts, Arch, Debian, and Ubuntu. ### How it is used Users can run sstpc directly or have pppd load it through the plugin directive. The official README describes the common Unix integration path: store MSCHAP credentials in /etc/ppp/chap-secrets, create a peer file under /etc/ppp/peers, then use pon and poff to start and stop the tunnel. ### Why package nerds care Package maintainers care about sstp-client because it bridges a Microsoft VPN protocol into the pppd/OpenSSL/libevent Unix stack. Its history is largely a packaging and compatibility story: keeping VPN access working as pppd, OpenSSL, Linux distributions, MacPorts, and NetworkManager changed around it. ### Timeline - 2011: 1.0-beta connected to Windows 2008 SSTP servers with async PPP, IPv6, and certificate validation. - 2011: 1.0 followed after six months of beta testing, with Ubuntu 11.04 and Fedora Core 15 packages. - 2012: 1.0.7 added Mac OS X/Darwin support work via MacPorts. - 2021: Project moved to GitLab under eivnaes/sstp-client. - 2023: Project moved to gitlab.com/sstp-project/sstp-client and joined GitLab's Open Source Program. - 2024: 1.0.20 added a macOS tty speed override and static-analysis fixes. ### Related projects - The README lists pppd, OpenSSL, libevent, pptp-client, NetworkManager SSTP, and Microsoft SSTP documentation as adjacent projects or protocol references. ### Sources - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## 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: /etc/ppp/peers/* ## Credential files - Unix: /etc/ppp/chap-secrets ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** sstp-client - **Version Scheme:** 1 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - libsstp-api-0 - 1.0.20-1+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libsstp-api-0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Connect to a Microsoft Windows 2008 server using SSTP VPN | https://gitlab.com/eivnaes/sstp-client - Debian apt - libsstp-api-0-dev - 1.0.20-1+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libsstp-api-0-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Connect to a Microsoft Windows 2008 server using SSTP VPN | https://gitlab.com/eivnaes/sstp-client - Debian apt - sstp-client - 1.0.20-1+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: sstp-client from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Connect to a Microsoft Windows 2008 server using SSTP VPN | https://gitlab.com/eivnaes/sstp-client - Ubuntu apt - libsstp-api-0 - 1.0.19-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsstp-api-0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Connect to a Microsoft Windows 2008 server using SSTP VPN | https://gitlab.com/eivnaes/sstp-client - Ubuntu apt - libsstp-api-0-dev - 1.0.19-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsstp-api-0-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Connect to a Microsoft Windows 2008 server using SSTP VPN | https://gitlab.com/eivnaes/sstp-client - Ubuntu apt - sstp-client - 1.0.19-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: sstp-client from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Connect to a Microsoft Windows 2008 server using SSTP VPN | https://gitlab.com/eivnaes/sstp-client - apk - sstp-client - 1.0.20-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sstp-client from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A client implementation of Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) for Linux / Mac OS-X. | https://gitlab.com/sstp-project/sstp-client - apk - sstp-client-dev - 1.0.20-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sstp-client-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A client implementation of Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) for Linux / Mac OS-X. (development files) | https://gitlab.com/sstp-project/sstp-client - apk - sstp-client-doc - 1.0.20-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sstp-client-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A client implementation of Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) for Linux / Mac OS-X. (documentation) | https://gitlab.com/sstp-project/sstp-client - dnf - sstp-client - 1.0.18-13.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: sstp-client from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol(SSTP) Client | https://gitlab.com/eivnaes/sstp-client - dnf - sstp-client-devel - 1.0.18-13.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: sstp-client-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Development files for sstp-client | https://gitlab.com/eivnaes/sstp-client - pacman - sstp-client - 1:1.0.20-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: sstp-client from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | SSTP client stable revision | http://sstp-client.sourceforge.net/ - MacPorts - sstp-client: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/sstp-client/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Security and crypto packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/security-crypto-tools/) - Matched security, identity, cryptography, password, signing, or certificate metadata. - [libevent](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libevent/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [dsvpn](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dsvpn/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, vpn. - [edgevpn](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/edgevpn/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, vpn. - [macosvpn](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/macosvpn/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, vpn. - [openfortivpn](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openfortivpn/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, ppp, vpn. - [tinc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tinc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, vpn. - [boringtun](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/boringtun/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, vpn. - [fastd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fastd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, vpn. - [headscale-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/headscale-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, vpn. - [fetchmail](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fetchmail/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, client, networking, openssl, openssl-3. - [samba](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/samba/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, networking, openssl, openssl-3. - [openiked](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openiked/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, libevent, networking, openssl, openssl-3. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/sstp-client.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/sstp-client.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph