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LibreSSL

open-source implementation of the SSL and TLS protocols; forked from OpenSSL in 2014
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LibreSSL

Summary

LibreSSL is a software library[1]. LibreSSL draws 416 Wikipedia views per month (software_library category, ranking #33 of 200).[2]

Key Facts

  • LibreSSL's instance of is recorded as software library[3].
  • LibreSSL's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • LibreSSL's instance of is recorded as encryption software[5].
  • LibreSSL's instance of is recorded as utility software[6].
  • LibreSSL's based on is recorded as Q1052790[7].
  • LibreSSL's based on is recorded as SSLeay[8].
  • LibreSSL's developer is recorded as OpenBSD Project[9].
  • LibreSSL's copyright license is recorded as OpenSSL License[10].
  • LibreSSL's copyright license is recorded as ISC license[11].
  • LibreSSL's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[12].
  • LibreSSL's programmed in is recorded as assembly language[13].
  • LibreSSL's operating system is recorded as BSD[14].
  • LibreSSL's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[15].
  • LibreSSL's operating system is recorded as GNU/Hurd[16].
  • LibreSSL's operating system is recorded as Q11368[17].
  • LibreSSL's operating system is recorded as macOS[18].
  • LibreSSL's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[19].
  • LibreSSL's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.0[20].
  • LibreSSL's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.1[21].
  • LibreSSL's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.2[22].
  • LibreSSL's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.3[23].
  • LibreSSL's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.4[24].
  • LibreSSL's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.5[25].
  • LibreSSL's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1.0[26].
  • LibreSSL's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1.1[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include software library[3], free software[4], encryption software[5], and utility software[6].

Why It Matters

LibreSSL draws 416 Wikipedia views per month (software_library category, ranking #33 of 200).[2] LibreSSL has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

assembly language BSD cryptography free software GNU/Hurd macOS Microsoft Windows

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . bxr.su. bxr.su. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . bxr.su. bxr.su. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . marc.info. marc.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . marc.info. marc.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . marc.info. marc.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . marc.info. marc.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . marc.info. marc.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . marc.info. marc.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . marc.info. marc.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . thread.gmane.org. thread.gmane.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open hub id → libressl
    Logo → —
    Developer → OpenBSD Project
    Github username → —
    + 68 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13706]]: libressl, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/225553430|libressl (#225553430)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7276|‎MacPorts port]] #mix"
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