Top 11 C++ TLS Projects

Boost.Beast

11 4,164 8.3 C++

HTTP and WebSocket built on Boost.Asio in C++11
Botan

5 2,398 9.8 C++

Cryptography Toolkit

Project mention: Ask HN: What are some of the most elegant codebases in your favorite language? | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-06-17

InfluxDB

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icinga2

4 1,954 9.2 C++

The core of our monitoring platform with a powerful configuration language and REST API.
nitroshare-desktop

13 1,528 0.0 C++

Network file transfer application for Windows, OS X, & Linux
CppServer

1 1,325 5.2 C++

Ultra fast and low latency asynchronous socket server & client C++ library with support TCP, SSL, UDP, HTTP, HTTPS, WebSocket protocols and 10K connections problem solution
sshttp

1 864 1.7 C++

SSH/HTTP(S) multiplexer. Run a webserver and a sshd on the same port w/o changes.
libhttpserver

2 846 3.8 C++

C++ library for creating an embedded Rest HTTP server (and more)

Project mention: Simple HTTP server using C++ | /r/Cplusplus | 2023-05-29

Now I want to do this using C++. I came across libhttpserver. The documentation looks intuitive. I think once everything is properly setup I should be easily able to what I want.

WorkOS

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The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.
crash

2 175 6.4 C++

crypted admin shell: SSH-like strong crypto remote admin shell for Linux, BSD, Android, Solaris and OSX (by stealth)
CertInfo

1 37 6.0 C++

Which Root Certificates should you trust? (by RaymiiOrg)

Project mention: Which Root Certificates should you trust? | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-01-06

ESP_ATMod

1 23 0.0 C++

ESP8266 AT Firmware (Command Processor) With TLS 1.2 Capability
Irrigation_Controller

4 11 0.0 C++

Simple, minimalistic Arduino sketch for eight irrigation valves

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 2 Apr 2022
What is the realistic minimal power consumption of running it off a wall charger?
1 project | /r/esp8266 | 15 Dec 2021
Botan Fridays
1 project | /r/Kappa | 8 Oct 2021
PiSprinkler. First of many more home automation fun.
1 project | /r/raspberry_pi | 15 Aug 2021
[Ann] A new Haskell crypto lib: Z-Botan 0.1.1
1 project | /r/haskell | 11 May 2021
A note from our sponsor - WorkOS
workos.com | 24 Apr 2024

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Index

What are some of the best open-source TLS projects in C++? This list will help you:

	Project	Stars
1	Boost.Beast	4,164
2	Botan	2,398
3	icinga2	1,954
4	nitroshare-desktop	1,528
5	CppServer	1,325
6	sshttp	864
7	libhttpserver	846
8	crash	175
9	CertInfo	37
10	ESP_ATMod	23
11	Irrigation_Controller	11