macOS
Homebrew已验证 · 100%
brew install strongswanlocal Homebrew formula metadata
安装
其他安装命令
Linux
Alpine Linux apk已验证 · 92%
sudo apk add strongswanAlpine Linux edge package indexes · strongswan · 来源: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian apt已验证 · 92%
sudo apt install strongswanDebian stable package indexes · strongswan · 来源: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnf已验证 · 92%
sudo dnf install strongswanFedora Rawhide package metadata · strongswan · 来源: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nix已验证 · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#strongswannixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/st/strongswan/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacman已验证 · 92%
sudo pacman -S strongswanArch Linux sync databases · strongswan · 来源: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypper已验证 · 92%
sudo zypper install strongswanopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · strongswan · 来源: download.opensuse.org
概览
软件包摘要
VPN based on IPsec
历史
项目历史与用法
strongSwan is a long-running open source IPsec and IKE implementation used to build policy- and route-based VPNs. In package-manager culture it is a substantial security package: a suite of daemons, plugins, and command-line tools such as `ipsec`, `swanctl`, `pki`, and `charon-cmd` rather than a single small executable.
项目历史
The official strongSwan history says the project launched in 2005 as a fork of the discontinued FreeS/WAN project, integrating the X.509 patch its authors had contributed since 2000. The project later replaced inherited FreeS/WAN code with a new modular IKE daemon written in a modern object-oriented C style.
strongSwan initially used the new daemon for IKEv2 while IKEv1 remained handled by an extended FreeS/WAN pluto daemon. Because IKEv2 adoption by other vendors was slower than expected, strongSwan added IKEv1 support to the new daemon in strongSwan 5.0 in 2012 and removed pluto and other legacy components.
采用历史
The project documents more than 400,000 lines of code, more than 400 automated tests, and more than 110 contributors on its official about page. The input package facts show broad packaging across Homebrew, Debian and Ubuntu components, Fedora, Nix, pacman, APK, and zypper, reflecting its role as infrastructure software rather than a niche CLI.
使用方式
Administrators use strongSwan to configure, control, and monitor IPsec/IKE VPNs. Official documentation describes `swanctl` as the command-line utility for configuring, controlling, and monitoring the IKE charon daemon through the vici interface, while the broader documentation covers configuration files, certificates, kernel integration, and platform-specific builds.
为什么软件包爱好者会关心
Package nerds care about strongSwan because it sits at the intersection of kernel networking, cryptography, service management, plugin selection, and distro policy. Packaging it correctly means handling default configuration paths, private-key directories, optional plugins, service startup, and compatibility across Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Android, and other supported environments.
时间线
- 2000: strongSwan authors were contributing an X.509 patch to FreeS/WAN.
- 2005: strongSwan launched as a fork of the discontinued FreeS/WAN project.
- 2012: strongSwan 5.0 added IKEv1 support to the new daemon and removed pluto and other legacy components.
- 2022: secunet Security Networks AG acquired intellectual property rights to the strongSwan project.
Related projects
- FreeS/WAN is the direct ancestor named by the official project history. The official documentation also positions `swanctl`, `charon`, `pki`, and the vici interface as core parts of the modern strongSwan toolchain.
来源
安全态势
风险级别：绿色
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
风险分类器
绿色 风险 · 低 置信度 · appliance
原因
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
信号
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
安装行为
- formula 元数据中未记录 Homebrew post-install 钩子。
- Homebrew bottle 元数据适用于 6 个平台目标。
- 安装时包含 1 个运行时依赖。
建议审查
在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
local files
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
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
/etc/strongswan.conf/etc/strongswan.d//etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf/etc/swanctl/conf.d/*.conf
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
/etc/swanctl/private//etc/swanctl/rsa//etc/swanctl/ecdsa//etc/swanctl/pkcs8//etc/swanctl/pkcs12//etc/swanctl/swanctl.conf
可执行文件
已安装的可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
charon-cmd | cli | 全局可执行文件 | |
ipsec | cli | 全局可执行文件 | |
pki | cli | 全局可执行文件 | |
swanctl | cli | 全局可执行文件 |
新鲜度
版本和新鲜度
这些信号区分页生成时间、软件包管理器活动和上游发布比较。只有存在证据 URL 和可比较版本时，才会提示版本落后。
页面生成时间2026-07-25
管理器版本6.0.7
管理器更新时间2026-06-08
本地数据OK
上游not checked
检测到的最新版本未检测到
- 信息Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.strongswan.orgnone 置信度
安装元数据
软件包元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:strongswan |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 6.0.7 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 软件包管理器页面 | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/strongswan |
| 主页 | https://www.strongswan.org |
| 仓库 | https://github.com/strongswan/strongswan |
| 上游文档 | https://docs.strongswan.org/ |
| 许可证 | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| 源码归档 | https://download.strongswan.org/strongswan-6.0.7.tar.bz2 |
| 最后更新 | 2026-06-08T08:40:44Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| 依赖 | openssl@3 |
| macOS 提供的库 | curl |
| Bottle | 可用 (于 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | 未定义 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
| 注意事项 | You will have to run both "ipsec" and "charon-cmd" with "sudo". |
注册表事实
源数据库详情
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | strongswan |
| 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 |
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源数据库匹配
其他软件包管理器记录
匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引，并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。
Debian apt95%
charon-cmd 6.0.1-6+deb13u5
standalone IPsec client
sudo apt install charon-cmd- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: strongswan
- 3 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Strongswan
Debian apt95%
charon-systemd 6.0.1-6+deb13u5
strongSwan IPsec client, systemd support
sudo apt install charon-systemd- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: strongswan
- 5 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Strongswan
Debian apt95%
libcharon-extauth-plugins 6.0.1-6+deb13u5
strongSwan charon library (extended authentication plugins)
sudo apt install libcharon-extauth-plugins- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: strongswan
- 2 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Strongswan
Debian apt95%
libcharon-extra-plugins 6.0.1-6+deb13u5
strongSwan charon library (extra plugins)
sudo apt install libcharon-extra-plugins- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: strongswan
- 4 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Strongswan
Debian apt95%
libstrongswan 6.0.1-6+deb13u5
strongSwan utility and crypto library
sudo apt install libstrongswan- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: strongswan
- 4 依赖
- 2 可选依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Strongswan
Debian apt95%
libstrongswan-extra-plugins 6.0.1-6+deb13u5
strongSwan utility and crypto library (extra plugins)
sudo apt install libstrongswan-extra-plugins- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: strongswan
- 8 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Strongswan
Debian apt95%
libstrongswan-standard-plugins 6.0.1-6+deb13u5
strongSwan utility and crypto library (standard plugins)
sudo apt install libstrongswan-standard-plugins- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: strongswan
- 3 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Strongswan
Debian apt95%
strongswan 6.0.1-6+deb13u5
IPsec VPN solution metapackage
sudo apt install strongswan- Section: net
- Architecture: all
- 4 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Strongswan
Debian apt95%
strongswan-charon 6.0.1-6+deb13u5
strongSwan Internet Key Exchange daemon
sudo apt install strongswan-charon- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: strongswan
- 6 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Strongswan
Debian apt95%
strongswan-libcharon 6.0.1-6+deb13u5
strongSwan charon library
sudo apt install strongswan-libcharon- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: strongswan
- 2 依赖
- 2 可选依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Strongswan
Debian apt95%
strongswan-nm 6.0.1-6+deb13u5
strongSwan plugin to interact with NetworkManager
sudo apt install strongswan-nm- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: strongswan
- 5 依赖
- 1 可选依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Strongswan
Debian apt95%
strongswan-pki 6.0.1-6+deb13u5
strongSwan IPsec client, pki command
sudo apt install strongswan-pki- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: strongswan
- 3 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Strongswan
Debian apt95%
strongswan-starter 6.0.1-6+deb13u5
strongSwan daemon starter and configuration file parser
sudo apt install strongswan-starter- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: strongswan
- 6 依赖
- 1 可选依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Strongswan
Debian apt95%
strongswan-swanctl 6.0.1-6+deb13u5
strongSwan IPsec client, swanctl command
sudo apt install strongswan-swanctl- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: strongswan
- 2 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Strongswan
Nix95%
strongswan
nix profile install nixpkgs#strongswan- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Strongswan
Ubuntu apt95%
charon-cmd 5.9.13-2ubuntu4
standalone IPsec client
sudo apt install charon-cmd- Section: universe/net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: strongswan
- 3 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Strongswan
来源线索
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
使用的来源
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment