libsecret
brew install libsecret
v0.21.7
LGPL-2.1-or-later
GNOME shared library for securely storing and retrieving passwords and secrets via system keyrings.
Why you might care
Provides a standard interface to system secret stores (like GNOME Keyring, KDE Wallet) rather than rolling your own credential storage. Used as a build/runtime dependency by applications and libraries that need password management. Handles encryption and integrates with the OS-level credential infrastructure.
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Runtime dependencies
Build dependencies
Links
- https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Libsecret
- Brew formula source: Formula/lib/libsecret.rb
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