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Secure Reliable Transport. Version 1.5.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-20.
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Package summary
Secure Reliable Transport
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Commands and aliases
- srt-ffplay
- srt-file-transmit
- srt-live-transmit
- srt-tunnel
history
Project history and usage
SRT, short for Secure Reliable Transport, is an open-source transport protocol and CLI/tooling ecosystem for low-latency video, audio, and bulk-data transmission over unreliable networks.
Project history
Haivision made SRT publicly available as open source at NAB Show 2017, positioning it as a way to deliver secure, reliable, low-latency video over the public Internet. The GitHub repository was created in April 2017, and the project published early 1.2.x releases later that year.
The project documentation frames SRT as a UDP-based transport with AES encryption, ARQ loss recovery, optional FEC, rendezvous/firewall traversal, and later socket-group bonding features. The repository includes sample command-line tools such as srt-live-transmit and srt-file-transmit, which helped make the protocol practical for engineers testing live contribution workflows.
Adoption history
SRT grew through the SRT Alliance and through packaging across Unix-like package managers. The upstream README advertises package availability for Debian, Fedora, Ubuntu, Homebrew, vcpkg, and ConanCenter, while the input package facts also list Brew, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora/DNF, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, and openSUSE package names.
How it is used
CLI users commonly encounter SRT through its sample tools, especially srt-live-transmit for relaying streams, srt-file-transmit for file-style transfer tests, srt-tunnel for tunneling, and srt-ffplay for playback-oriented workflows.
Why package nerds care
SRT matters to package managers because it is both a C/C++ networking library and a set of useful command-line tools, with optional crypto and media-adjacent integrations that stress build systems across Linux, macOS, Windows, and embedded/video environments.
For package nerds, it is also a good example of a protocol whose adoption is visible through formulae, distro packages, badges, and vendor-neutral interoperability work rather than through a single monolithic application.
Timeline
- 2017-04: GitHub repository created.
- 2017: Haivision announced open-source availability of SRT at NAB Show.
- 2017-07: v1.2.0 release published.
- 2020: SRT 1.4 introduced packet-filter/FEC work documented in the upstream README.
- 2022: SRT 1.5 introduced socket groups used for connection bonding, as documented by upstream.
Related projects
- Related tools and surfaces include FFmpeg integrations, srt-live-transmit, srt-file-transmit, srt-tunnel, the SRT Alliance, and the SRT Internet-Draft/RFC work.
Sources
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
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
srt-ffplay | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
srt-file-transmit | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
srt-live-transmit | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
srt-tunnel | 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 version1.5.6
manager updated2026-07-20
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:srt |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.6 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.srtalliance.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/Haivision/srt |
| Last updated | 2026-07-20T16:27:49Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| 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