libressl/portable
LibreSSL Portable itself. This includes the build scaffold and compatibility layer that builds portable LibreSSL from the OpenBSD source code. Pull requests or patches sent to [email protected] are welcome. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
94/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 86
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 15
- age_days: 4436
- days_rel: 99
- days_push: 17
- n_releases_24m: 10
Adoption not part of the score
1489 stars · 291 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
LibreSSL Portable is the portable build of LibreSSL, a TLS and cryptography stack forked from OpenSSL 1.0.1g by the OpenBSD project. It provides libcrypto, libssl, and the simpler libtls API, repackaged from OpenBSD sources for Linux, macOS, Windows, BSDs, and other platforms.
Use cases
- replace openssl with a simpler, more secure tls library
- add tls encryption to a c or c++ application
- get a portable crypto library that builds on linux macos and windows
- use a simplified tls api like libtls for foolproof secure connections
- build a cross-platform ssl/tls stack from source
When to choose
- you want a leaner, security-focused alternative to openssl with a simpler libtls API
- you are on OpenBSD or want OpenBSD-quality crypto code on other platforms
- you only need OpenSSL 1.1-era APIs and value simplicity over feature breadth
When to avoid
- you depend on the OpenSSL 3 API or its provider engine architecture
- you need ABI compatibility with existing OpenSSL-linked binaries
- you require the newest ciphers or features as soon as they appear in OpenSSL
Facets
library · maturity stable
cryptography security sdk security developer-tools cross-platform windows bsd cpp c tls ssl openssl-fork libtls openbsd linux macos android
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/libressl/portable · fetched 2026-08-28 · c15bed0cdb52
- homepage: https://www.libressl.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · f8058a3c3be0
- site_page: https://www.libressl.org/releases.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7a130f3774e6
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| libressl/portable | main | 94 |
For agents
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