libsecret ☆

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Description:
Library for storing/retrieving passwords and other secrets

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Security

Tags: security cryptography gnome authentication library

Install: brew install libsecret

About:
Libsecret is a GObject-based library for accessing the Secret Service API, enabling secure storage and retrieval of passwords and other sensitive data. It provides a robust client implementation for interacting with credential management daemons like GNOME Keyring or KWallet. This allows developers to easily integrate secure secret handling into their applications without managing encryption directly.

Key Features:

GObject-based C library with GLib integration
Supports Secret Service API (Freedesktop.org specification)
Provides command-line tool `secret-tool` for scripting
Secure storage with encryption and access control
Asynchronous API for non-blocking operations

Use Cases:

Storing application passwords and API keys securely
Implementing single sign-on (SSO) in Linux desktop applications
Managing SSH/GPG passphrases via system keyrings

Alternatives:

KWallet – KDE's wallet system; Libsecret is desktop-agnostic and follows the standardized Secret Service API.
pass – Unix password manager; Libsecret provides a system-level daemon integration rather than CLI/Git-based management.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 14, 2025 11:21pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	96f673d0
Sep 12, 2024 3:44pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	9b2042e1