# Install softhsm

Cryptographic store accessible through a PKCS#11 interface. Version 2.7.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:softhsm
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install softhsm
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install softhsm
```

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

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add softhsm
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install softhsm
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: softhsm from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#softhsm
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S softhsm
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install softhsm
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: softhsm from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:softhsm
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/softhsm>
- **Version:** 2.7.0
- **Source summary:** Cryptographic store accessible through a PKCS#11 interface
- **Homepage:** <https://www.softhsm.org/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/softhsm/SoftHSMv2>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/softhsm/SoftHSMv2#readme>
- **License:** BSD-2-Clause
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/softhsm/SoftHSMv2/archive/refs/tags/2.7.0.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- softhsm2-dump-file (cli)
- softhsm2-keyconv (cli)
- softhsm2-util (cli)
- softhsm2-dump-file (alias)
- softhsm2-keyconv (alias)
- softhsm2-util (alias)

## Dependencies

- openssl@3

## Build Dependencies

- autoconf
- automake
- libtool
- pkgconf

## 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: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 2.7.0
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/softhsm/SoftHSMv2
- Upstream latest detected: 2.7.0 (current)
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.

## 安全说明

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** softhsm
- **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

- Nix - softhsm: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/so/softhsm/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- apk - softhsm - 2.7.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: softhsm from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | cryptographic store accessible through a PKCS #11 | https://github.com/softhsm/SoftHSMv2
- apk - softhsm-doc - 2.7.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: softhsm-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | cryptographic store accessible through a PKCS #11 (documentation) | https://github.com/softhsm/SoftHSMv2
- apk - softhsm-static - 2.7.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: softhsm-static from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | cryptographic store accessible through a PKCS #11 (static library) | https://github.com/softhsm/SoftHSMv2
- dnf - softhsm - 2.7.0-0.1.rc1.fc44.1: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: softhsm from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Software version of a PKCS#11 Hardware Security Module | http://www.softhsm.org/
- dnf - softhsm-devel - 2.7.0-0.1.rc1.fc44.1: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: softhsm-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Development package of softhsm that includes the header files | http://www.softhsm.org/
- pacman - softhsm - 2.7.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: softhsm from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Software PKCS#11 store | https://opendnssec.readthedocs.io/en/latest/softhsm2/
- zypper - softhsm - 2.6.1+git.1732869438.f7883c2-2.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: softhsm from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Software version of a PKCS#11 Hardware Security Module | https://www.opendnssec.org/
- zypper - softhsm-devel - 2.6.1+git.1732869438.f7883c2-2.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: softhsm-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Development package of softhsm | https://www.opendnssec.org/
- MacPorts - softhsm: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: security/softhsm/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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- [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
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- [gnutls](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/gnutls/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, security.
- [nettle](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/nettle/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, security.
- [nss](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/nss/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, security.
- [sqlcipher](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/sqlcipher/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, security.
- [botan](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/botan/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, security.
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- [pkcs11-tools](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/pkcs11-tools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, hsm, pkcs11, security.
- [gnupg-pkcs11-scd](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/gnupg-pkcs11-scd/) - Security-sensitive metadata or terminology overlaps. Shared terms: cli, cryptography, openssl, openssl-3, pkcs.

## 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
