| Botan | |
|---|---|
| Original author | Jack Lloyd |
| Initial release | 2000 |
| Stable release | 3.8.1 (May 7, 2025; 6 months ago (2025-05-07)[1]) [±] |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C++ |
| Type | Application programming interface (API) |
| License | Simplified BSD |
| Website | botan |
Botan is aBSD-licensedcryptographic and TLS library written inC++11. It provides a wide variety of cryptographic algorithms, formats, and protocols, e.g.SSL and TLS. It is used in theMonotonedistributed revision control program, theOpenDNSSEC system, andISC's Kea DHCP server among other projects.
The project was originally calledOpenCL, a name now used byApple Inc. andKhronos Group for aheterogeneous system programming framework. It was renamed Botan in 2002.[2]
In 2007, the GermanFederal Office for Information Security contractedFlexSecure GmbH to add an implementation ofCard Verifiable Certificates forePassports to Botan; the modified version of Botan was released under the name InSiTo.[3]
Starting in 2015, the German Federal Office for Information Security funded a project, which included improving the documentation, test suite and feature set of Botan, culminating in 2017, when it was evaluated and recommended as a library suitable for "applications with increased security requirements".[4]
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