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Botan

cryptographic library written in C++
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Botan

Summary

Botan is a cryptographic library[1]. Botan draws 40 Wikipedia views per month (cryptographic_library category, ranking #2 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Botan's instance of is recorded as cryptographic library[3].
  • Botan's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • Paeonia is named after Botan[5].
  • Botan's developer is recorded as Jack Webber Lloyd[6].
  • Botan's copyright license is recorded as 2-clause BSD License[7].
  • Botan's programmed in is recorded as C++11[8].
  • Botan's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.21[9].
  • Botan's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.22[10].
  • Botan's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.23[11].
  • Botan's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.24[12].
  • Botan's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.0[13].
  • Botan's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.1[14].
  • Botan's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.2[15].
  • Botan's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.3[16].
  • Botan's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.4[17].
  • Botan's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.5[18].
  • Botan's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.6[19].
  • Botan's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.7[20].
  • Botan's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.8[21].
  • Botan's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.9[22].
  • Botan's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.10[23].
  • Botan's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.11[24].
  • Botan's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.12[25].
  • Botan's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.13[26].
  • Botan's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.14[27].

Why It Matters

Botan draws 40 Wikipedia views per month (cryptographic_library category, ranking #2 of 6).[2] Botan has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

Advanced Encryption Standard application programming interface free software MD2 MD4 MD5 RNP Tiger Whirlpool

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_botan_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Botan}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/botan}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 22d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → cryptographic library, free software
    Inception → +2000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Implementation of → Transport Layer Security, HMAC-based One-time Password Algorithm, Time-based One-time Password Algorithm +36
    Programming language → —
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/7b725c736964|details]])"
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