# Install freediameter with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix, dnf Open source Diameter (Authentication) protocol implementation. Version 1.6.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-02. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install freediameter. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:freediameter ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install freediameter ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add freediameter ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: freediameter from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install freediameter ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: freediameter from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#freediameter ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fr/freediameter/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install freeDiameter ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: freeDiameter from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:freediameter - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 1.6.0 - **Source summary:** Open source Diameter (Authentication) protocol implementation - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Last updated:** 2026-08-02T16:35:33+09:00 - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - freeDiameterd (alias) - freeDiameterd-1.6.0 (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 1.6.0 ## Project history and usage freeDiameter is an implementation of the Diameter protocol for Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting traffic. It provides reusable protocol/core libraries, the freeDiameterd daemon, and extension modules for Diameter server, agent, routing, peer, and dictionary work. ### Project history The upstream README describes freeDiameter as the successor name for the WIDE AAA Daemon, or waaad, project, and notes that it is not related to Sun's older SourceForge project of a similar name. Its design follows Diameter's extensible model: a base protocol framework plus loadable applications and routing extensions. ### Adoption history freeDiameter has a narrower adoption profile than RADIUS servers, but it is present in multiple Unix package collections. The supplied package facts list Alpine, Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, Nix, and Ubuntu packages, which is typical for telecom/protocol infrastructure libraries that are needed by specialists rather than desktop users. ### How it is used Operators run freeDiameterd for Diameter server or agent components, while client applications can link directly with libfdcore. Developers use libfdproto for Diameter message and dictionary manipulation and extend the daemon with fdx modules. ### Why package nerds care The package matters to protocol-oriented packagers because it ships daemon binaries, shared libraries, headers, dictionaries, CMake build files, and many optional extensions. Its value is not a flashy executable but a standards-oriented framework for telecom AAA experiments and services. ### Timeline - Pre-1.0: Project known as waaad, the WIDE AAA Daemon. - 2010s: freeDiameter published 1.x releases and distribution packaging. - 2020s: Upstream changelog work includes 3GPP Release 15 dictionary updates and JSON/dictionary tooling. - 2025: The GitHub repository remained active on the master branch. ### Related projects - The README relates freeDiameter to Diameter Base Protocol work, RADIUS as Diameter's predecessor, and application RFCs such as Network Access Server and EAP support. It explicitly distinguishes itself from Sun's unrelated freediameter project. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes formula declares a Homebrew service. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - formula declares a Homebrew service ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/etc/freeDiameter/freeDiameter.conf ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - freediameter - 1.5.0-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: freediameter from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Implementation of the freeDiameter protocol - metapackage | https://www.freediameter.net/trac/ - Debian apt - freediameter-extensions - 1.5.0-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: freediameter-extensions from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Extensions for the Diameter protocol | https://www.freediameter.net/trac/ - Debian apt - freediameterd - 1.5.0-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: freediameterd from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Daemon for the Diameter protocol | https://www.freediameter.net/trac/ - Debian apt - libfdcore6 - 1.5.0-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libfdcore6 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | FreeDiameter - library for the Diameter protocol | https://www.freediameter.net/trac/ - Debian apt - libfdproto6 - 1.5.0-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libfdproto6 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Library for manipulating Diameter messages and dictionary | https://www.freediameter.net/trac/ - Debian apt - libfreediameter-dev - 1.5.0-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libfreediameter-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Library for the Diameter protocol (development files) | https://www.freediameter.net/trac/ - Nix - freediameter: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fr/freediameter/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - freediameter - 1.2.1-8build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: freediameter from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Implementation of the freeDiameter protocol - metapackage | http://www.freediameter.net/trac/ - Ubuntu apt - freediameter-extensions - 1.2.1-8build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: freediameter-extensions from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Extensions for the Diameter protocol | http://www.freediameter.net/trac/ - Ubuntu apt - freediameterd - 1.2.1-8build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: freediameterd from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Daemon for the Diameter protocol | http://www.freediameter.net/trac/ - Ubuntu apt - libfdcore6 - 1.2.1-8build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libfdcore6 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | FreeDiameter - library for the Diameter protocol | http://www.freediameter.net/trac/ - Ubuntu apt - libfdproto6 - 1.2.1-8build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libfdproto6 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Library for manipulating Diameter messages and dictionary | http://www.freediameter.net/trac/ - Ubuntu apt - libfreediameter-dev - 1.2.1-8build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libfreediameter-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Library for the Diameter protocol (development files) | http://www.freediameter.net/trac/ - apk - freediameter - 1.5.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: freediameter from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Free implementation of Diameter protocol | https://github.com/open5gs/freediameter - apk - freediameter-dev - 1.5.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: freediameter-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Free implementation of Diameter protocol (development files) | https://github.com/open5gs/freediameter - apk - freediameter-extensions - 1.5.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: freediameter-extensions from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Free implementation of Diameter protocol (extensions) | https://github.com/open5gs/freediameter ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/freediameter.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/freediameter.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph