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Install libxmlsec1 with Homebrew
XML security library. Version 1.3.12 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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overview
Package summary
XML security library
Project links
Commands and aliases
- xmlsec1
- xmlsec1-config
history
Project history and usage
XML Security Library, packaged by Homebrew as libxmlsec1, is the C implementation of XML Signature and XML Encryption workflows built on libxml2. Its command-line tool, xmlsec1, made XML digital-signature verification and signing scriptable on Unix-like systems.
Project history
Aleksey Sanin released XML Security Library 0.0.1 on 2002-03-17. Within weeks the project added online XML signature verification, test-suite work, a mailing list, RPM packages, and XML Encryption support.
The 1.0.0 release on 2003-04-17 was a major upgrade from the 0.0.x series, adding multiple crypto engines with support for OpenSSL, GnuTLS, and NSS, plus cleaned-up internals, documentation, tutorials, and examples. The project later maintained crypto-backend support for platform engines such as Microsoft CryptoAPI and MSCNG.
Adoption history
xmlsec entered packaging systems because XML signatures are part of standards-heavy environments: SAML, document signing, SOAP-era security stacks, identity federation, and government or enterprise XML workflows. The project also published interoperability reports for XML Digital Signature and XML Encryption, which helped it function as a reference-quality implementation rather than a private library.
How it is used
The package provides both a C library and the xmlsec1 CLI. Users sign, verify, encrypt, and decrypt XML documents, usually while selecting a crypto backend and supplying keys, certificates, or trust material through command-line options or application code.
Why package nerds care
libxmlsec1 is significant because it connects the XML parser stack to the cryptographic stack. Its ABI, crypto backend defaults, and security hardening choices can affect language bindings and applications that validate signed XML, so distributions treat it as security-sensitive plumbing rather than a casual XML helper.
Timeline
- 2002: XML Security Library 0.0.1 was released on 2002-03-17.
- 2002: XML Encryption support appeared in the 0.0.3 release on 2002-04-16.
- 2003: XML Security Library 1.0.0 was released on 2003-04-17 with multiple crypto-engine support.
- 2023: XML Security Library 1.3.0 introduced ABI and API breaking changes for newer XML Signature and Encryption behavior.
- 2026: XML Security Library 1.3.12 was announced on 2026-06-23 with additional crypto-algorithm support and transform-depth controls.
Related projects
- xmlsec is built around libxml2 and related XML standards such as XML Signature, XML Encryption, Canonical XML, and Exclusive Canonical XML. Its crypto backends include OpenSSL, GnuTLS, NSS, and Windows crypto providers.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
library-like package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- library-like package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:library-like
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
xmlsec1 | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
xmlsec1-config | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.3.12
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:libxmlsec1 |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.12 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.aleksey.com/xmlsec/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/lsh123/xmlsec |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation