Installation

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macOS

Homebrewverifiziert · 100%

brew install macosvpn

local Homebrew formula metadata

Überblick

Paketzusammenfassung

Create Mac OS VPNs programmatically

Projektlinks

Befehle und Aliase

macosvpn

Verlauf

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

macosvpn is a Swift command-line tool for creating and deleting macOS VPN network services programmatically. The README documents support for L2TP over IPSec and Cisco IPSec configurations.

Projektgeschichte

The official repository was created in July 2014. The README's own history section says the implementation began from research into Apple's networking discussions and practical examples for manipulating VPN configuration, shared secrets, traffic routing, and System Keychain entries.

The project packages that undocumented macOS VPN configuration knowledge into a CLI with create and delete commands. Its README emphasizes that administrator privileges are required because VPN passwords are stored in the System Keychain, and it explicitly chooses sudo over a separate HelperTool.

Adoptionsgeschichte

macosvpn is distributed through Homebrew according to both the README and the batch input, and the README also points users to compiled GitHub release binaries. Repository metadata captured during this run showed several hundred GitHub stars and dozens of forks, indicating durable adoption among Mac administrators and automation users.

Wie es verwendet wird

Typical usage is `sudo macosvpn create --l2tp <name> --endpoint <host> --username <user> --password <password> --sharedsecret <secret>` or the Cisco IPSec variant. The README also documents flags such as `--force`, `--split`, disconnect behavior options, repeated arguments for creating multiple VPNs, and `macosvpn delete` for removing one or more services.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

macosvpn is significant because VPN profiles are often part of fleet setup, CI test machines, and repeatable laptop provisioning, but macOS historically made this hard to automate with plain shell tools. A Homebrew-installable CLI gives package nerds a way to put VPN setup next to the rest of a bootstrap script.

Zeitleiste

2014: Official GitHub repository created.
2017: 0.3.x releases covered macOS High Sierra.
2019: 1.0.0 release published for macOS Catalina.
2022: 2.0.0 Ventura release published.

Related projects

The README mentions Apple's SystemConfiguration preferences, the System Keychain, sudo, Xcode builds, and related helper libraries Moderator and PrettyColors.

Quellen

https://api.github.com/repos/halo/macosvpn
https://api.github.com/repos/halo/macosvpn/releases
https://github.com/halo/macosvpn
https://github.com/halo/macosvpn#readme
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Sicherheitslage

Risikostufe: grün

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risikoklassifikator

grün Risiko · niedrig Konfidenz · appliance

Warum

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signale

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Installationsverhalten

In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 11 Plattformziele verfügbar.

Empfohlene Prüfung

Prüfe vor unbeaufsichtigter Agent-Nutzung, ob das Tool Klartext-Credentials liest, Remote-Zustand schreibt, Artefakte veröffentlicht oder Plugins ausführt.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

macOS: /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/preferences.plist

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

macOS: /Library/Keychains/System.keychain

Executables

Installierte Executables

Befehl	Art	Sichtbarkeit	Hinweis
`macosvpn`	cli	globales Executable

Aktualität

Version und Aktualität

Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.

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Manager-Version2.0.0

Manager aktualisiert

lokale DatenOK

Upstreamaktuell

neueste erkannte Version2.0.0

https://github.com/halo/macosvpn

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Installationsmetadaten

Paketmetadaten

Paketschlüssel	brew:macosvpn
Version	2.0.0
Paketmanager	Homebrew
Paketmanager-Seite	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/macosvpn
Homepage	https://github.com/halo/macosvpn
Repository	https://github.com/halo/macosvpn
Upstream-Dokumentation	https://github.com/halo/macosvpn#readme
Lizenz	MIT
Quellarchiv	https://github.com/halo/macosvpn/archive/refs/tags/2.0.0.tar.gz
Bottle	verfügbar (auf arm64_big_sur, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura)
Homebrew post-install	nicht definiert
Dienst	keiner deklariert

Registry-Fakten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	macosvpn
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Requirements	macos xcode
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

Paketgraph

Links stammen aus dem lokalen Paketbeziehungsgraph, Ergänzungen, Abhängigkeitskanten, Ecosystem-Matches und Paket-Hub-Mitgliedschaft.

Quellspur

Aus Repository-Daten generiert

Diese Seite wird von av-web aus dem privaten Paket-SQLite-Artefakt bereitgestellt, das scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py erstellt.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/macosvpn.yml

Verwendete Quellen

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Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

macosvpn mit Homebrew installieren