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Project Summary

Protocol Buffers are a way of encoding structured data in an efficient yet extensible format. Google uses Protocol Buffers for almost all of its internal RPC protocols and file formats.

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c++ google java protobuf python rcp rpc serialization

In a Nutshell, Protocol Buffers...

BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License
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Project Security

Vulnerabilities per Version ( last 10 releases )

There are no reported vulnerabilities

Project Vulnerability Report

Security Confidence Index

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Vulnerability Exposure Index

Many reported vulnerabilities
Few reported vulnerabilities

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Languages

C++
32%
Java
27%
C#
14%
23 Other
27%

30 Day Summary

Feb 9 2026 — Mar 11 2026

12 Month Summary

Mar 11 2025 — Mar 11 2026
  • 2297 Commits
    Down -753 (24%) from previous 12 months
  • 144 Contributors
    Down -14 (8%) from previous 12 months