Installation

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Homebrewverifiziert · 100%

brew install step

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverifiziert · 94%

sudo port install step

MacPorts ports tree · kde/step/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverifiziert · 92%

sudo apk add step

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · step · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverifiziert · 92%

sudo apt install step

Debian stable package indexes · step · Quelle: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverifiziert · 92%

sudo dnf install step

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · step · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org

Arch Linux pacmanverifiziert · 92%

sudo pacman -S step

Arch Linux sync databases · step · Quelle: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverifiziert · 92%

sudo zypper install step

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · step · Quelle: download.opensuse.org

Nixverifiziert · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#step-ca

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/st/step-ca/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com

Windows

Windows Package Managerverifiziert · 92%

winget install --id Smallstep.step -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Smallstep.step · Quelle: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

Überblick

Paketzusammenfassung

Crypto and x509 Swiss-Army-Knife

Projektlinks

Befehle und Aliase

step
step-ca

Verlauf

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

step is Smallstep's command-line tool for certificates, cryptography, and PKI workflows. In package-manager culture it is a classic security operator binary: one install gives developers and sysadmins commands for X.509, JWT, OAuth/OIDC-adjacent tasks, local PKI, and interaction with step-ca.

Projektgeschichte

The smallstep/cli GitHub repository was created in July 2018. Smallstep's official writing says step and step-ca were first released in 2018, and the README describes step as an easy-to-use CLI for building, operating, and automating PKI systems and workflows, as well as a client for the step-ca online certificate authority.

Adoptionsgeschichte

Smallstep positions step-cli as the command-line interface for its open-source certificate toolchain, and its docs show use across standalone crypto operations and online CA workflows. Smallstep also states that step and step-ca became the most popular open-source certificate management toolchain; treated neutrally, this indicates broad visibility in DevOps, homelab, Kubernetes, ACME, and internal-TLS communities.

Wie es verwendet wird

Common usage includes creating and inspecting certificates, bootstrapping trust for a CA, checking CA health, issuing and renewing certificates through step-ca, formatting keys, and managing contexts. Official docs document `$STEPPATH/config/defaults.json` for defaults such as CA URL, fingerprint, and root certificate path, and `$(step path)/config/ca.json` for step-ca configuration.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

Package nerds care because step packages a large amount of certificate plumbing into one Go binary, avoiding language-specific setup and reducing the friction of PKI automation. Its broad package-manager footprint in the input facts, including Homebrew, Linux distributions, MacPorts, Nix, and WinGet, makes it a useful example of a security CLI that crossed from vendor toolchain into general-purpose system packaging.

Zeitleiste

2018: step and step-ca first released, according to Smallstep.
2018: Public smallstep/cli GitHub repository created.
2020: v0.14.2 release added initial Windows support and step ssh subcommands.
2026: GitHub releases continued through the v0.30 release line.

Related projects

step is closely paired with step-ca, the Smallstep certificate authority server, and shares ecosystem context with ACME clients, Kubernetes cert-manager workflows, SSH certificate tooling, and internal TLS automation.

Quellen

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 6 Plattformziele verfügbar.
Build-Metadaten listen 1 Build-Abhängigkeiten.

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.

Unix: $STEPPATH/config/defaults.json$(step path)/config/ca.json

Executables

Installierte Executables

Befehl	Art	Sichtbarkeit	Hinweis
`step`	cli	globales Executable
`step-ca`	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.

Seite generiert2026-07-25

Manager-Version0.30.6

Manager aktualisiert2026-06-10

lokale DatenOK

Upstreamnot checked

neueste erkannte Versionnicht erkannt

https://github.com/smallstep/cli

InfoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/smallstep/clinone Konfidenz

Installationsmetadaten

Paketmetadaten

Paketschlüssel	brew:step
Version	0.30.6
Paketmanager	Homebrew
Paketmanager-Seite	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/step
Homepage	https://smallstep.com
Repository	https://github.com/smallstep/cli
Upstream-Dokumentation	https://github.com/smallstep/cli#readme
Lizenz	Apache-2.0
Quellarchiv	https://github.com/smallstep/cli/releases/download/v0.30.6/step_0.30.6.tar.gz
Zuletzt aktualisiert	2026-06-10T22:08:20Z
Pulse	updated
Build-Abhängigkeiten	go
Bottle	verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	nicht definiert
Dienst	keiner deklariert

Registry-Fakten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

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

Source-Datenbank-Treffer

Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.

Debian apt95%

step 4:25.04.0-1

interactive physical simulator for KDE

https://edu.kde.org/step/

sudo apt install step

Section: science
Architecture: amd64
25 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Step

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: step from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Ubuntu apt95%

step 4:23.08.5-0ubuntu4

interactive physical simulator for KDE

https://apps.kde.org/en/step

sudo apt install step

Section: universe/kde
Architecture: amd64
26 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Step

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: step from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

apk95%

step 26.04.0-r0

Interactive Physics Simulator

https://edu.kde.org/step/

sudo apk add step

License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND GFDL-1.2-only
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: step
1 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Step

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: step from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

step-doc 26.04.0-r0

Interactive Physics Simulator (documentation)

https://edu.kde.org/step/

sudo apk add step-doc

License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND GFDL-1.2-only
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: step
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Step

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: step-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

step-lang 26.04.0-r0

Languages for package step

https://edu.kde.org/step/

sudo apk add step-lang

License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND GFDL-1.2-only
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: step
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Step

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: step-lang from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

dnf95%

step 26.04.2-1.fc45

Interactive Physics Simulator

https://apps.kde.org/step

sudo dnf install step

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: step
27 Abhängigkeiten
4 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Step

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: step from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

pacman95%

step 26.04.2-1

Interactive Physical Simulator

https://apps.kde.org/step/

sudo pacman -S step

License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
19 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Step

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: step from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

zypper95%

step 26.04.2-1.1

An interactive physics simulator

https://apps.kde.org/step

sudo zypper install step

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: step
24 Abhängigkeiten
5 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Step

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: step from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

step-lang 26.04.2-1.1

Translations for package step

https://apps.kde.org/step

sudo zypper install step-lang

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: System/Localization
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: step
1 Abhängigkeiten
3 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Step

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: step-lang from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

step

sudo port install step

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Step

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: kde/step/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

Smallstep.step

winget install --id Smallstep.step -e

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Step

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Smallstep.step from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

winget95%

Smallstep.step-ca

winget install --id Smallstep.step-ca -e

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Step

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Smallstep.step-ca from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

MacPorts94%

step-ca

sudo port install step-ca

installed executable or alias match
Abgeglichen nach: Step Ca

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: security/step-ca/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Nix92%

step-ca

nix profile install nixpkgs#step-ca

installed executable or alias match
Abgeglichen nach: Step Ca

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/st/step-ca/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

pacman92%

step-ca 0.30.2-1

A private certificate authority (X.509 & SSH) & ACME server for secure automated certificate management, so you can use TLS everywhere & SSO for SSH.

https://github.com/smallstep/certificates

sudo pacman -S step-ca

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
2 Abhängigkeiten
installed executable or alias match
Abgeglichen nach: Step Ca

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: step-ca from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

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/step.yml

Verwendete Quellen

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

step mit Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, pacman, zypper, winget, Nix installieren

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Linux

Windows

Paketzusammenfassung

Projektlinks

Befehle und Aliase

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

Projektgeschichte

Adoptionsgeschichte

Wie es verwendet wird

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

Zeitleiste

Related projects

Quellen

Risikostufe: grün

Risikoklassifikator

Warum

Signale

Installationsverhalten

Empfohlene Prüfung

Configuration and credential file locations

Configuration files

Installierte Executables

Version und Aktualität

Paketmetadaten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

Interne Paketlinks

Themen-Hubs

Verwandte Tools

Gleicher Workflow

Agent-Sicherheitsleitfäden

Aus Repository-Daten generiert

Combined YAML source

Verwendete Quellen