p11-kit
brew install p11-kit
v0.26.2
BSD-3-Clause
C library to load and enumerate PKCS#11 cryptographic modules and tokens.
Why you might care
p11-kit is a shared library that abstracts PKCS#11 hardware tokens and smartcards, letting applications transparently access certificates and keys without hardcoding module paths. It's primarily a build/runtime dependency for OpenSSL, GnuTLS, and NSS, and acts as the standard middleware between high-level crypto code and low-level hardware drivers.
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Runtime dependencies
Build dependencies
Links
- https://p11-glue.github.io/p11-glue/p11-kit.html
- Brew formula source: Formula/p/p11-kit.rb
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