Libidn

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GNU Libidn

https://www.gnu.org/software/libidn/
Internationalized string preparation library.

Libidn is an implementation of the Stringprep (with the Nameprep and Kerberos 5 profiles), Punycode and IDNA specifications defined by +the IETF Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) working group, used for internationalized domain names. The library contains a generic Stringprep implementation (including Unicode 3.2 NFKC normalization, table mapping of characters, and Bidirectional Character handling), two Stringprep profiles; Nameprep (for IDN) and Kerberos5, as well as a Punycode and IDNA. This project was formerly known as 'libstringprep.'

This is a GNU package:libidn

Download

https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libidn/libidn2-2.3.8.tar.gz

Categories

• Interface:library
• Interface:command-line
• Programming-language:C
• Runs-on:GNU/Linux
• Runs-on:Windows
• Runs-on:BSD
• Runs-on:OS X
• Use:library
• Use:localization

Licensing

License

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License

LGPL-2.1-or-later

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ksiewicz

Verified on

21 March 2025

Notes

https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libidn/libidn2-2.3.8.tar.gz

Leaders and contributors

Contact(s)	Role
Simon Josefsson	Maintainer
Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos	Maintainer
Tim Rühsen	Maintainer

Resources and communication

Audience	Resource type	URI
Savannah	Developer	https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/libidn/
	Download	https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/libidn/
	Mailing List	https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss/
	General	https://translationproject.org/domain/libidn2.html
Debian	Developer	https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/libidn2
Savannah	VCS Repository Webview	https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/libidn.git/
Debian	Developer	https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/libidn
	Download	https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libidn/
	General	https://savannah.gnu.org/people/
	Mailing List	https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/libidn-commit/
Wikidata	General	https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3093289
	General	https://translationproject.org/domain/libidn.html
GitLab	VCS Repository Webview	https://gitlab.com/libidn/
	Mailing List	https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-libidn/

Software prerequisites

Kind	Description
Required to build	Bash
Required to build	Make
Required to use	Unistring
Weak prerequisite	iconv

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