README.md

# go-conn-security-multistream

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> Connection security multistream multiplexer

This package provides a multistream multiplexed [security transport](https://github.com/libp2p/go-conn-security). It:

1. Selects a security security transport using multistream-select.
2. Secures the stream using the selected transport.

Known libp2p security transports include:

* [go-libp2p-secio](https://github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-secio)

## Install

`go-conn-security-multistream` is a standard Go module which can be installed with:

```sh
go get github.com/libp2p/go-conn-security-multistream
```

Note that `go-conn-security-multistream` is packaged with Gx, so it is recommended to use Gx to install and use it (see the Usage section).

## Usage

This module is packaged with [Gx](https://github.com/whyrusleeping/gx). In order to use it in your own project it is recommended that you:

```sh
go get -u github.com/whyrusleeping/gx
go get -u github.com/whyrusleeping/gx-go
cd <your-project-repository>
gx init
gx import github.com/libp2p/go-conn-security-multistream
gx install --global
gx-go --rewrite
```

Please check [Gx](https://github.com/whyrusleeping/gx) and [Gx-go](https://github.com/whyrusleeping/gx-go) documentation for more information.

For more information about how `go-conn-security-multistream` is used in the libp2p context, you can see the [go-libp2p-conn](https://github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-conn) module.

## Contribute

Feel free to join in. All welcome. Open an [issue](https://github.com/libp2p/go-conn-security-multistream/issues)!

This repository falls under the IPFS [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/libp2p/community/blob/master/code-of-conduct.md).

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## License

MIT