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BoringSSL

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Summary

BoringSSL is a software library[1].

Key Facts

  • BoringSSL's instance of is recorded as software library[2].
  • BoringSSL's instance of is recorded as encryption software[3].
  • BoringSSL's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • boredom is named after BoringSSL[5].
  • Secure Sockets Layer is named after BoringSSL[6].
  • BoringSSL's based on is recorded as OpenSSL[7].
  • BoringSSL's developer is recorded as David Benjamin[8].
  • BoringSSL's developer is recorded as Adam Langley[9].
  • BoringSSL's copyright license is recorded as OpenSSL License[10].
  • BoringSSL's copyright license is recorded as ISC license[11].
  • BoringSSL's copyright license is recorded as BSD licenses[12].
  • BoringSSL's programmed in is recorded as C[13].
  • BoringSSL's programmed in is recorded as assembly language[14].
  • BoringSSL's programmed in is recorded as C++[15].
  • BoringSSL's programmed in is recorded as Go[16].
  • BoringSSL's software version identifier is recorded as 0.20250311.0[17].
  • BoringSSL's software version identifier is recorded as 0.20240913.0[18].
  • BoringSSL's software version identifier is recorded as 0.20250415.0[19].
  • BoringSSL was released on June 2014[20].
  • BoringSSL's official website is recorded as https://boringssl.googlesource.com/boringssl/[21].
  • BoringSSL's source code repository URL is recorded as https://boringssl.googlesource.com/boringssl[22].
  • BoringSSL's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/google/boringssl[23].
  • BoringSSL's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[24].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include software library[2], encryption software[3], and free software[4].

Origins

Things named after include boredom[5], a negative emotion[25] and Secure Sockets Layer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [17] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Programmed in → C, assembly language, C++ +1
    Official website → https://boringssl.googlesource.com/boringssl/
    Open hub id → boringssl
    Publication date → +2014-06-00T00:00:00Z
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Open hub id: boringssl, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/174542495|BoringSSL (#174542495)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6556|Open Hub]] #mix'n'ma"
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