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Project Summary

strongSwan is an open source IPsec-based VPN solution. It features IKEv1 and IKEv2 keying capabilities and runs on Linux, Android, FreeBSD, macOS, iOS and Windows.

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authentication c cross_platform cryptography dual_license encryption gateway ike ikev2 ipsec linux network networking ocsp pkcs11 security smartcard tunnel vpn x509

In a Nutshell, strongSwan...

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Project Security

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About Project Security

Languages

C
86%
20 Other
14%

30 Day Summary

Dec 7 2025 — Jan 6 2026

12 Month Summary

Jan 6 2025 — Jan 6 2026
  • 391 Commits
    Up + 164 (72%) from previous 12 months
  • 14 Contributors
    Down -1 (6%) from previous 12 months

Static Analysis ( Generated by Coverity Scan for strongSwan )

Repository URL: https://github.com/strongswan/strongswan

Version: strongswan-6.0.4rc1

2025-12-10
Last Analyzed
522,830
Lines of Code Analyze
0.07
Defect Density

Defects by status for current build

1,131
Total defects
34
Outstanding
338
Fixed

CWE Top 25 defects

ID CWE-Name Number of Defects
190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound 2