libtatsu
brew install libtatsu
v1.0.5
LGPL-2.1-or-later
C library for communicating with Apple's Tatsu Signing Server (TSS) to handle device signing requests.
Why you might care
libtatsu is a low-level component of the libimobiledevice ecosystem, primarily used by other tools to manage iOS device firmware signing and verification. You need this if you're building tools that interact with Apple devices on non-macOS platforms, but it's rarely used directly—it's typically a build dependency of higher-level iPhone/iPad management software.
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Runtime dependencies
Build dependencies
Links
- https://libimobiledevice.org/
- Brew formula source: Formula/lib/libtatsu.rb
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