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Implementation of Service Location Protocol. Version 2.0.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-11. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#openslp.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install openslp

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install openslp

MacPorts ports tree · devel/openslp/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install openslp

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · openslp · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#openslp

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/op/openslp/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install openslp

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · openslp · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Implementation of Service Location Protocol

Commands and aliases

  • slpd
  • slptool

history

Project history and usage

OpenSLP is an open-source implementation of the IETF Service Location Protocol, a protocol for discovering network services without hard-coding host names. The project implements SLP version 2 from RFC 2608 and exposes the programmatic API described in RFC 2614, making it both a daemon/tooling package and a linkable service-discovery library.

Project history

SLP came from an era of local-network service discovery before mDNS/DNS-SD became the dominant small-network answer. RFC 2608 describes SLP as a way for hosts to learn the existence, location, and configuration of network services, while OpenSLP packaged that standards work into a BSD-licensed implementation with the `slpd` daemon and `slptool` command-line utility.

The project was hosted for years through SourceForge and later moved its public repository to GitHub under openslp-org. Its own README describes the goal as a commercial-grade open-source implementation of the standards-track SLP protocol and API.

Adoption history

OpenSLP's adoption was concentrated in systems that needed legacy SLP interoperability rather than general application development. Enterprise directory and network-management stacks, including documentation around NetIQ eDirectory, used OpenSLP as the SLP v2 implementation for locating services in managed networks.

Homebrew still packages OpenSLP as `openslp` at version 2.0.0, but its low Homebrew analytics and deprecated formula status show a package preserved mainly for compatibility and testing rather than broad new deployments.

How it is used

Operators use `slpd` as the SLP directory/user-agent daemon and `slptool` to register, discover, and inspect SLP service URLs. Developers using the library care about the RFC 2614 API because it provides standardized calls for service registration and lookup rather than binding applications to one daemon's private interface.

Why package nerds care

OpenSLP is interesting because it is a fossil record of standards-based service discovery: small, protocol-focused, and still packaged across several Unix distributions because old infrastructure sometimes speaks SLP. For package nerds, the formula's deprecation status is the story: packaging keeps a niche network protocol alive long after mainstream service discovery moved elsewhere.

Timeline

  • 1999: RFC 2608 defines Service Location Protocol version 2.
  • 2000: RFC 2614 defines an API for Service Location.
  • 2010s-2020s: OpenSLP remains available through SourceForge, GitHub, and package managers as a compatibility implementation of SLP.

Related projects

  • OpenSLP sits in the same problem space as DNS-SD/mDNS, LDAP-backed service registries, and platform-specific discovery systems. Its distinction is strict SLP standards alignment rather than a newer zero-configuration discovery model.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

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

CommandKindExposureNote
slpdexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
slptoolexecutableindexed executableDiscovered 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 version2.0.0
manager updated2026-07-11
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:openslp
Version2.0.0
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttp://www.openslp.org
Last updated2026-07-11T09:50:49+09:00
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

openslp

nix profile install nixpkgs#openslp
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Openslp
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/op/openslp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
dnf95%

openslp 2.0.0-43.fc45

Open implementation of Service Location Protocol V2

http://sourceforge.net/projects/openslp/

sudo dnf install openslp
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: openslp
  • 4 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Openslp
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: openslp from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

openslp-devel 2.0.0-43.fc45

OpenSLP headers and libraries

http://sourceforge.net/projects/openslp/

sudo dnf install openslp-devel
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: openslp
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Openslp
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: openslp-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

openslp-server 2.0.0-43.fc45

OpenSLP server daemon

http://sourceforge.net/projects/openslp/

sudo dnf install openslp-server
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: openslp
  • 10 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Openslp
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: openslp-server from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

libslp1 2.0.0-22.8

An Implementation of the Service Location Protocol V2

http://www.openslp.org/

sudo zypper install libslp1
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: System/Libraries
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: openslp
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Openslp
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libslp1 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

openslp 2.0.0-22.8

An Implementation of Service Location Protocol V2

http://www.openslp.org/

sudo zypper install openslp
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: System/Daemons
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: openslp
  • 2 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Openslp
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: openslp from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

openslp-devel 2.0.0-22.8

Header files for OpenSLP

http://www.openslp.org/

sudo zypper install openslp-devel
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: openslp
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Openslp
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: openslp-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

openslp-server 2.0.0-22.8

The OpenSLP Implementation of the Service Location Protocol V2

http://www.openslp.org/

sudo zypper install openslp-server
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: System/Daemons
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: openslp
  • 9 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Openslp
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: openslp-server from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

openslp

sudo port install openslp
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Openslp
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/openslp/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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