macOS
Homebrewverifiziert · 100%
brew install terrapin-scannerlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
terrapin-scanner mit Homebrew, Nix installieren
Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für terrapin-scanner in AI-Agent-Workflows.
Installation
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Linux
Nixverifiziert · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#terrapin-scannernixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/te/terrapin-scanner/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com
Überblick
Paketzusammenfassung
Vulnerability scanner for the Terrapin attack
Projektlinks
Befehle und Aliase
- Terrapin-Scanner
Verlauf
Projektgeschichte und Nutzung
Terrapin Vulnerability Scanner is the companion command-line scanner for the Terrapin SSH prefix-truncation attack. The official attack site and repository describe it as a small Go console application that tests whether an SSH server or client offers vulnerable encryption modes and whether strict key exchange countermeasures are present.
Projektgeschichte
The scanner was published by the Ruhr University Bochum Network and Data Security group alongside the Terrapin research disclosure. Its narrow purpose is deliberate: it gathers SSH algorithm support in a single connection, avoids full authentication, and does not perform the attack.
Adoptionsgeschichte
Adoption followed the disclosure pattern of a vulnerability-specific operations tool. The project provides release binaries for major desktop platforms, a container image, and Go installation instructions, making it easy for administrators and package maintainers to run quick checks during SSH patch rollouts.
Wie es verwendet wird
The CLI is used either in connect mode against an SSH server or in listen mode for testing an SSH client. It can emit JSON, which makes it useful for scripted fleet checks and package-manager users who want a reproducible local scanner rather than a web-based test.
Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren
For package nerds, terrapin-scanner is a compact example of a research artifact becoming a packaged remediation aid. Its Homebrew and Nix packaging matters less as a general-purpose utility and more as a convenient way to reproduce an official scanner during the short operational window after a protocol vulnerability disclosure.
Zeitleiste
- 2024: Terrapin paper scheduled for Real World Crypto, Black Hat USA, and USENIX Security presentations.
- 2024: Official scanner released with prebuilt binaries, Docker image, and Go install path.
- 2024: v1.1.3 listed as latest GitHub release on January 18, 2024.
Related projects
- The scanner is tied to the Terrapin attack research and to SSH implementations that adopted the strict key exchange countermeasure.
Quellen
- https://github.com/RUB-NDS/Terrapin-Scanner official README, usage, build, release, and JSON-output notes.
- https://terrapin-attack.com/ official attack site and scanner description.
- source_facts.package-manager lists brew and nix packaging.
Sicherheitslage
Risikostufe: red
escape, surveillance, or offensive capability signal.
Risikoklassifikator
red Risiko · mittel Konfidenz · escape-surveillance-offensive
Warum
- escape, surveillance, or offensive capability signal
Signale
- text:vulnerability scanner
Installationsverhalten
- In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
- Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 10 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.
Executables
Installierte Executables
| Befehl | Art | Sichtbarkeit | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
Terrapin-Scanner | 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-Version1.1.3
Manager aktualisiert
lokale DatenOK
Upstreamaktuell
neueste erkannte Versionv1.1.3
https://github.com/RUB-NDS/Terrapin-Scanner
- InfoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.niedrig Konfidenz
Installationsmetadaten
Paketmetadaten
| Paketschlüssel | brew:terrapin-scanner |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.3 |
| Paketmanager | Homebrew |
| Paketmanager-Seite | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/terrapin-scanner |
| Homepage | https://terrapin-attack.com/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/RUB-NDS/Terrapin-Scanner |
| Upstream-Dokumentation | https://github.com/RUB-NDS/Terrapin-Scanner#readme |
| Lizenz | Apache-2.0 |
| Quellarchiv | https://github.com/RUB-NDS/Terrapin-Scanner/archive/refs/tags/v1.1.3.tar.gz |
| Build-Abhängigkeiten | go |
| Bottle | verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, 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 | terrapin-scanner |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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Source-Datenbank-Treffer
Andere Paketmanager-Einträge
Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.
Nix95%
terrapin-scanner
nix profile install nixpkgs#terrapin-scanner- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Terrapin Scanner
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.
Verwendete Quellen
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment