diff --git a/extras/libmemif/src/CMakeLists.txt b/extras/libmemif/src/CMakeLists.txt
index aced550..ddb8a52 100644
--- a/extras/libmemif/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/extras/libmemif/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@
 
 add_library(memif SHARED ${MEMIF_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(memif ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
+
+find_library(LIB_BSD bsd)
+if(LIB_BSD)
+  add_compile_definitions(HAS_LIB_BSD)
+  target_link_libraries(memif ${LIB_BSD})
+endif()
+
 foreach(file ${MEMIF_HEADERS})
   get_filename_component(dir ${file} DIRECTORY)
      install(
diff --git a/extras/libmemif/src/main.c b/extras/libmemif/src/main.c
index d7345d6..1eb6929 100644
--- a/extras/libmemif/src/main.c
+++ b/extras/libmemif/src/main.c
@@ -158,14 +158,11 @@
 {
   if (err_code >= ERRLIST_LEN)
     {
-      strncpy (memif_buf, MEMIF_ERR_UNDEFINED, strlen (MEMIF_ERR_UNDEFINED));
-      memif_buf[strlen (MEMIF_ERR_UNDEFINED)] = '\0';
+      strlcpy (memif_buf, MEMIF_ERR_UNDEFINED, sizeof (memif_buf));
     }
   else
     {
-      strncpy (memif_buf, memif_errlist[err_code],
-	       strlen (memif_errlist[err_code]));
-      memif_buf[strlen (memif_errlist[err_code])] = '\0';
+      strlcpy (memif_buf, memif_errlist[err_code], sizeof (memif_buf));
     }
   return memif_buf;
 }
@@ -532,14 +529,12 @@
 
   if (app_name != NULL)
     {
-      uint8_t len = (strlen (app_name) > MEMIF_NAME_LEN)
-	? strlen (app_name) : MEMIF_NAME_LEN;
-      strncpy ((char *) lm->app_name, app_name, len);
+      strlcpy ((char *) lm->app_name, app_name, sizeof (lm->app_name));
     }
   else
     {
-      strncpy ((char *) lm->app_name, MEMIF_DEFAULT_APP_NAME,
-	       strlen (MEMIF_DEFAULT_APP_NAME));
+      strlcpy ((char *) lm->app_name, MEMIF_DEFAULT_APP_NAME,
+	       sizeof (lm->app_name));
     }
 
   lm->poll_cancel_fd = -1;
@@ -699,14 +694,12 @@
   /* set app name */
   if (app_name != NULL)
     {
-      uint8_t len = (strlen (app_name) > MEMIF_NAME_LEN)
-	? strlen (app_name) : MEMIF_NAME_LEN;
-      strncpy ((char *) lm->app_name, app_name, len);
+      strlcpy ((char *) lm->app_name, app_name, MEMIF_NAME_LEN);
     }
   else
     {
-      strncpy ((char *) lm->app_name, MEMIF_DEFAULT_APP_NAME,
-	       strlen (MEMIF_DEFAULT_APP_NAME));
+      strlcpy ((char *) lm->app_name, MEMIF_DEFAULT_APP_NAME,
+	       sizeof (lm->app_name));
     }
 
   lm->poll_cancel_fd = -1;
@@ -885,8 +878,7 @@
 
   DBG ("socket %d created", ms->fd);
   un.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
-  strncpy ((char *) un.sun_path, (char *) ms->filename,
-	   sizeof (un.sun_path) - 1);
+  strlcpy ((char *) un.sun_path, (char *) ms->filename, sizeof (un.sun_path));
   if (setsockopt (ms->fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_PASSCRED, &on, sizeof (on)) < 0)
     {
       err = memif_syscall_error_handler (errno);
@@ -963,7 +955,7 @@
       goto error;
     }
   memset (ms->filename, 0, strlen (filename) + sizeof (char));
-  strncpy ((char *) ms->filename, filename, strlen (filename));
+  strlcpy ((char *) ms->filename, filename, sizeof (ms->filename));
 
   ms->type = MEMIF_SOCKET_TYPE_NONE;
 
@@ -1047,7 +1039,7 @@
       goto error;
     }
   memset (ms->filename, 0, strlen (filename) + sizeof (char));
-  strncpy ((char *) ms->filename, filename, strlen (filename));
+  strlcpy ((char *) ms->filename, filename, sizeof (ms->filename));
 
   ms->type = MEMIF_SOCKET_TYPE_NONE;
 
@@ -1150,12 +1142,12 @@
   conn->private_ctx = private_ctx;
   memset (&conn->run_args, 0, sizeof (memif_conn_run_args_t));
 
-  uint8_t l = strlen ((char *) args->interface_name);
-  strncpy ((char *) conn->args.interface_name, (char *) args->interface_name,
-	   l);
+  strlcpy ((char *) conn->args.interface_name, (char *) args->interface_name,
+	   sizeof (conn->args.interface_name));
 
-  if ((l = strlen ((char *) args->secret)) > 0)
-    strncpy ((char *) conn->args.secret, (char *) args->secret, l);
+  if ((strlen ((char *) args->secret)) > 0)
+    strlcpy ((char *) conn->args.secret, (char *) args->secret,
+	     sizeof (conn->args.secret));
 
   if (args->socket != NULL)
     conn->args.socket = args->socket;
@@ -1260,7 +1252,7 @@
 
   sun.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
 
-  strncpy (sun.sun_path, (char *) ms->filename, sizeof (sun.sun_path) - 1);
+  strlcpy (sun.sun_path, (char *) ms->filename, sizeof (sun.sun_path));
 
   if (connect (sockfd, (struct sockaddr *) &sun,
 	       sizeof (struct sockaddr_un)) == 0)
diff --git a/extras/libmemif/src/memif_private.h b/extras/libmemif/src/memif_private.h
index dd58d62..59899fd 100644
--- a/extras/libmemif/src/memif_private.h
+++ b/extras/libmemif/src/memif_private.h
@@ -66,6 +66,33 @@
 #define DBG(...)
 #endif /* MEMIF_DBG */
 
+#ifndef HAS_LIB_BSD
+static inline size_t
+strlcpy (char *dest, const char *src, size_t len)
+{
+  const char *s = src;
+  size_t n = len;
+
+  while (--n > 0)
+    {
+      if ((*dest++ = *s++) == '\0')
+	break;
+    }
+
+  if (n == 0)
+    {
+      if (len != 0)
+	*dest = '\0';
+      while (*s++)
+	;
+    }
+
+  return (s - src - 1);
+}
+#else
+#include <bsd/string.h>
+#endif
+
 typedef enum
 {
   MEMIF_SOCKET_TYPE_NONE = 0,	/* unassigned, not used by any interface */
diff --git a/extras/libmemif/src/socket.c b/extras/libmemif/src/socket.c
index 2454616..b801cac 100644
--- a/extras/libmemif/src/socket.c
+++ b/extras/libmemif/src/socket.c
@@ -111,8 +111,7 @@
   h->max_region = MEMIF_MAX_REGION;
   h->max_log2_ring_size = MEMIF_MAX_LOG2_RING_SIZE;
 
-  strncpy ((char *) h->name, (char *) lm->app_name,
-	   strlen ((char *) lm->app_name));
+  strlcpy ((char *) h->name, (char *) lm->app_name, sizeof (h->name));
 
   /* msg hello is not enqueued but sent directly,
      because it is the first msg to be sent */
@@ -139,8 +138,7 @@
   i->id = c->args.interface_id;
   i->mode = c->args.mode;
 
-  strncpy ((char *) i->name, (char *) lm->app_name,
-	   strlen ((char *) lm->app_name));
+  strlcpy ((char *) i->name, (char *) lm->app_name, sizeof (i->name));
   if (strlen ((char *) c->args.secret) > 0)
     strncpy ((char *) i->secret, (char *) c->args.secret, sizeof (i->secret));
 
@@ -260,8 +258,8 @@
 
   e->msg.type = MEMIF_MSG_TYPE_CONNECT;
   e->fd = -1;
-  strncpy ((char *) cm->if_name, (char *) c->args.interface_name,
-	   strlen ((char *) c->args.interface_name));
+  strlcpy ((char *) cm->if_name, (char *) c->args.interface_name,
+	   sizeof (cm->if_name));
 
   e->next = NULL;
   if (c->msg_queue == NULL)
@@ -295,8 +293,8 @@
 
   e->msg.type = MEMIF_MSG_TYPE_CONNECTED;
   e->fd = -1;
-  strncpy ((char *) cm->if_name, (char *) c->args.interface_name,
-	   strlen ((char *) c->args.interface_name));
+  strlcpy ((char *) cm->if_name, (char *) c->args.interface_name,
+	   sizeof (cm->if_name));
 
   e->next = NULL;
   if (c->msg_queue == NULL)
@@ -327,12 +325,12 @@
   msg.type = MEMIF_MSG_TYPE_DISCONNECT;
   d->code = err_code;
   uint16_t l = strlen ((char *) err_string);
-  if (l > 96)
+  if (l > sizeof (d->string) - 1)
     {
-      DBG ("Disconnect string too long. Sending first 96 characters.");
-      l = 96;
+      DBG ("Disconnect string too long. Sending the first %d characters.",
+	   sizeof (d->string) - 1);
     }
-  strncpy ((char *) d->string, (char *) err_string, l);
+  strlcpy ((char *) d->string, (char *) err_string, sizeof (d->string));
 
   return memif_msg_send (fd, &msg, -1);
 }
@@ -356,8 +354,7 @@
   c->run_args.log2_ring_size = memif_min (h->max_log2_ring_size,
 					  c->args.log2_ring_size);
   c->run_args.buffer_size = c->args.buffer_size;
-  strncpy ((char *) c->remote_name, (char *) h->name,
-	   strlen ((char *) h->name));
+  strlcpy ((char *) c->remote_name, (char *) h->name, sizeof (c->remote_name));
 
   return MEMIF_ERR_SUCCESS;	/* 0 */
 }
@@ -420,8 +417,7 @@
       goto error;
     }
 
-  strncpy ((char *) c->remote_name, (char *) i->name,
-	   strlen ((char *) i->name));
+  strlcpy ((char *) c->remote_name, (char *) i->name, sizeof (c->remote_name));
 
   if (strlen ((char *) c->args.secret) > 0)
     {
@@ -588,8 +584,8 @@
   if (err != MEMIF_ERR_SUCCESS)
     return err;
 
-  strncpy ((char *) c->remote_if_name, (char *) cm->if_name,
-	   strlen ((char *) cm->if_name));
+  strlcpy ((char *) c->remote_if_name, (char *) cm->if_name,
+	   sizeof (c->remote_if_name));
 
   int i;
   if (c->on_interrupt != NULL)
@@ -625,7 +621,7 @@
     return err;
 
   strncpy ((char *) c->remote_if_name, (char *) cm->if_name,
-	   strlen ((char *) cm->if_name));
+	   sizeof (c->remote_if_name));
 
   int i;
   if (c->on_interrupt != NULL)
@@ -650,7 +646,7 @@
   memset (c->remote_disconnect_string, 0,
 	  sizeof (c->remote_disconnect_string));
   strncpy ((char *) c->remote_disconnect_string, (char *) d->string,
-	   strlen ((char *) d->string));
+	   sizeof (c->remote_disconnect_string));
 
   /* on returning error, handle function will call memif_disconnect () */
   DBG ("disconnect received: %s, mode: %d",