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libgcrypt

brew install libgcrypt v1.12.2 LGPL-2.1-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later

Cryptographic library providing symmetric, asymmetric, and hash algorithms for C/C++ applications.

Why you might care

libgcrypt is the standard crypto backend used by GnuPG and many Linux tools needing FIPS-compliant or auditable cryptography. It's a build/runtime dependency for encryption-heavy software (GPG, TLS libraries, systemd). Choose it over OpenSSL if you need GnuPG compatibility or prefer its modular algorithm interface.

Categories

library crypto security

Alternatives

OpenSSL libsodium Bouncy Castle
50.5k
30-day installs · #126
217.7k
90-day · #89
650.6k
365-day · #105

Runtime dependencies

libgpg-error

Links

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