macOS
Homebrewvérifié · 100%
brew install dropbearlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Installer dropbear avec Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman
Consultez les chemins d'installation, exécutables, métadonnées et notes de sécurité de dropbear pour les workflows d'agents IA.
installation
Commandes d'installation supplémentaires
Linux
Alpine Linux apkvérifié · 92%
sudo apk add dropbearAlpine Linux edge package indexes · dropbear · Source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptvérifié · 92%
sudo apt install dropbearDebian stable package indexes · dropbear · Source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfvérifié · 92%
sudo dnf install dropbearFedora Rawhide package metadata · dropbear · Source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixvérifié · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#dropbearnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/dr/dropbear/package.nix · Source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanvérifié · 92%
sudo pacman -S dropbearArch Linux sync databases · dropbear · Source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
aperçu
Résumé du paquet
Small SSH server/client for POSIX-based system
Liens du projet
Commandes et alias
- dbclient
- dropbear
- dropbearconvert
- dropbearkey
historique
Historique du projet et usages
Dropbear is a compact SSH server and client suite for POSIX systems, best known in package-manager culture as the SSH implementation people reach for when OpenSSH is too large or too operationally heavy. It provides `dropbear` for the server, `dbclient` for the client, and key/conversion utilities in a deliberately small package.
Historique du projet
Dropbear development started in October 2002, with the first public release, 0.28, appearing on April 6, 2003. The early changelog shows the project quickly adding practical SSH server features such as syslog support, X11 forwarding, agent forwarding, local TCP forwarding, OpenSSH key conversion, and Debian packaging support during 2003.
The project has remained active for decades rather than becoming a frozen embedded artifact. Its current changelog includes 2026 releases with security fixes, scp hardening, algorithm-query support, forwarding improvements, and behavior changes made in response to modern SSH and libc realities.
Historique d'adoption
Dropbear was adopted heavily by embedded Linux distributions, rescue environments, routers, initramfs setups, and minimal systems because it can provide SSH access with a much smaller footprint than a full OpenSSH deployment. Its package availability across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, and Nix reflects that cross-platform utility.
Modes d'utilisation
Typical package usage includes running `dropbear` as a lightweight SSH daemon, using `dbclient` as a small SSH client, generating host keys with `dropbearkey`, and converting keys with `dropbearconvert`. The documented host-key paths and OpenSSH-compatible authorized_keys behavior make it especially useful where users need interoperable SSH without installing the full OpenSSH stack.
Pourquoi les passionnés de paquets s'y intéressent
Dropbear is package-nerd significant because it embodies the classic small-tools tradeoff: enough SSH compatibility for real deployments, intentionally less bulk than OpenSSH, and build-time options for constrained systems. It is also one of the few packages whose value is obvious both to embedded firmware builders and to people maintaining recovery shells on ordinary Unix systems.
Chronologie
- 2002: Development starts in October.
- 2003: Dropbear 0.28 is released as the initial public release.
- 2003: `dropbearconvert`, Debian packaging support, X11 forwarding, agent forwarding, and early TCP forwarding appear in subsequent 0.3x releases.
- 2026: Releases 2026.90 and 2026.91 include security, scp, forwarding, and compatibility fixes.
Related projects
- OpenSSH is the main compatibility reference and the larger alternative implementation.
- LibTomCrypt and LibTomMath were part of Dropbear's early cryptographic/math dependency story.
- BusyBox-style and embedded Linux systems are common deployment neighbors because they share the same small-footprint design pressure.
Sources
posture de sécurité
Aucune couverture d'outil protégé trouvée pour le moment
Aucun manifest local de gestion des secrets correspondant n'a été trouvé pour dropbear. Les métadonnées de paquet Nucleus restent publiées ici afin que la couverture future dispose d'une URL stable.
Comportement d'installation
- Aucun hook post-install Homebrew n’est enregistré dans les métadonnées de formule.
- Les métadonnées de bottle Homebrew sont disponibles pour 6 plateformes.
Revue recommandée
Avant une utilisation sans surveillance par un agent, vérifiez si l'outil lit des identifiants en clair, écrit un état distant, publie des artefacts ou lance des plugins.
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.
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.ssh/authorized_keys~/.ssh/id_dropbear/etc/dropbear/dropbear_rsa_host_key/etc/dropbear/dropbear_dss_host_key/etc/dropbear/dropbear_ecdsa_host_key/etc/dropbear/dropbear_ed25519_host_key
exécutables
Exécutables installés
| Commande | Type | Exposition | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
dbclient | cli | exécutable global | |
dropbear | cli | exécutable global | |
dropbearconvert | cli | exécutable global | |
dropbearkey | cli | exécutable global |
fraîcheur
Version et fraîcheur
Ces signaux séparent l'âge de génération de la page, l'activité du gestionnaire de paquets et la comparaison avec les versions amont. Un retard de version n'est signalé que lorsqu'une URL de preuve et des versions comparables sont présentes.
page générée2026-07-25
version du gestionnaire2026.94
gestionnaire mis à jour2026-07-23
données localesOK
amontnot checked
dernière version détectéenon détecté
https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.htmlconfiance none
métadonnées d'installation
Métadonnées du paquet
| Clé du paquet | brew:dropbear |
|---|---|
| Version | 2026.94 |
| Gestionnaire de paquets | Homebrew |
| Page du gestionnaire de paquets | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dropbear |
| Page d'accueil | https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html |
| Dépôt | https://github.com/mkj/dropbear |
| Docs amont | https://github.com/mkj/dropbear#readme |
| Licence | MIT |
| Archive source | https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/releases/dropbear-2026.94.tar.bz2 |
| Dernière mise à jour | 2026-07-23T16:36:51Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bibliothèques fournies par macOS | libxcrypt |
| Bouteille | disponible (sur arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| post-install Homebrew | non défini |
| Service | aucun déclaré |
faits du registre
Détails de la base source
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | dropbear |
| 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 |
|
correspondances dans les bases sources
Autres enregistrements de gestionnaires de paquets
Les correspondances proviennent d’index externes de gestionnaires de paquets et restent séparées des liens de paquets Automic Vault locaux.
Debian apt95%
dropbear 2025.89-1~deb13u1
lightweight SSH2 server and client - startup scripts
https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
sudo apt install dropbear- Section: net
- Architecture: all
- 1 Dépendances
- 3 dépendances optionnelles
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Dropbear
Debian apt95%
dropbear-bin 2025.89-1~deb13u1
lightweight SSH2 server and client - command line tools
https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
sudo apt install dropbear-bin- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: dropbear
- 5 Dépendances
- 1 fournit
- 1 dépendances optionnelles
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Dropbear
Debian apt95%
dropbear-initramfs 2025.89-1~deb13u1
lightweight SSH2 server and client - initramfs integration
https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
sudo apt install dropbear-initramfs- Section: net
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: dropbear
- 5 Dépendances
- 1 dépendances optionnelles
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Dropbear
Nix95%
dropbear
nix profile install nixpkgs#dropbear- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Dropbear
Ubuntu apt95%
dropbear 2022.83-4
lightweight SSH2 server and client - startup scripts
https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
sudo apt install dropbear- Section: universe/net
- Architecture: all
- 3 Dépendances
- 2 dépendances optionnelles
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Dropbear
Ubuntu apt95%
dropbear-bin 2022.83-4
lightweight SSH2 server and client - command line tools
https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
sudo apt install dropbear-bin- Section: universe/net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: dropbear
- 5 Dépendances
- 1 fournit
- 1 dépendances optionnelles
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Dropbear
Ubuntu apt95%
dropbear-initramfs 2022.83-4
lightweight SSH2 server and client - initramfs integration
https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
sudo apt install dropbear-initramfs- Section: universe/net
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: dropbear
- 5 Dépendances
- 1 dépendances optionnelles
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Dropbear
apk95%
dropbear 2026.91-r0
small SSH 2 client/server designed for small memory environments
https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
sudo apk add dropbear- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dropbear
- 1 Dépendances
- 1 fournit
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Dropbear
apk95%
dropbear-convert 2026.91-r0
dropbear dropbearconvert command
https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
sudo apk add dropbear-convert- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dropbear
- 1 Dépendances
- 1 fournit
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Dropbear
apk95%
dropbear-dbclient 2026.91-r0
dropbear dbclient command
https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
sudo apk add dropbear-dbclient- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dropbear
- 1 Dépendances
- 1 fournit
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Dropbear
apk95%
dropbear-doc 2026.91-r0
small SSH 2 client/server designed for small memory environments (documentation)
https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
sudo apk add dropbear-doc- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dropbear
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Dropbear
apk95%
dropbear-nftrules 2026.91-r0
small SSH 2 client/server designed for small memory environments (nftables ruleset)
https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
sudo apk add dropbear-nftrules- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dropbear
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Dropbear
apk95%
dropbear-openrc 2026.91-r0
small SSH 2 client/server designed for small memory environments (OpenRC init scripts)
https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
sudo apk add dropbear-openrc- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dropbear
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Dropbear
apk95%
dropbear-scp 2026.91-r0
dropbear scp support
https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
sudo apk add dropbear-scp- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dropbear
- 1 Dépendances
- 1 fournit
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Dropbear
apk95%
dropbear-ssh 2026.91-r0
dropbear ssh command (compatibility symlink for dbclient)
https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
sudo apk add dropbear-ssh- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dropbear
- 1 Dépendances
- 1 fournit
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Dropbear
dnf95%
dropbear 2026.91-1.fc45
Lightweight SSH server and client
https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
sudo dnf install dropbear- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dropbear
- 9 Dépendances
- 1 fournit
- normalized package name match
- Correspondance par : Dropbear
piste source
Généré depuis les données du dépôt
Cette page est servie par av-web depuis l'artéfact SQLite privé des paquets généré par scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Sources utilisées
- 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