strongSwan
Binary Packages
The simplest way to get strongSwan is to install the binary packages provided by your distribution. Our installation instructions provide links to common distributions and information for building strongSwan from sources.
Distribution Packages Packaging status 
Sources
Current Release
Version: 6.0.0
- strongswan-6.0.0.tar.bz2
- 2024-12-03, size 4'863'821 bytes, pgp-signature,
md5: c8bfe179cdbd779bfbc498e9af5f3515 - strongswan-6.0.0.tar.gz
- 2024-12-03, size 7'937'963 bytes, pgp-signature,
md5: 00daf2063cc525c2b70f2ed399593897
Pre-Releases
Security Patches
Security patches are available for older releases. See our blog for corresponding advisories.
Signature Key
strongSwan releases and security patches are signed with the PGP key with keyid DF42C170B34DBA77.
Download mirrors / Older versions
Older releases can be found on our download mirrors:
- download.strongswan.org codelabs GmbH
- download2.strongswan.org strongSec GmbH
Try strongSwan via Docker
Docker images are available to easily try out strongSwan. There is one for regular releases and another for pre-releases of strongSwan 6.0 that supports post-quantum cryptography.