installation

Commandes d'installation supplémentaires

macOS

Homebrewvérifié · 100%

brew install enchive

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixvérifié · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#enchive

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/en/enchive/package.nix · Source: api.github.com

openSUSE zyppervérifié · 92%

sudo zypper install enchive

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · enchive · Source: download.opensuse.org

aperçu

Résumé du paquet

Encrypted personal archives

Liens du projet

Commandes et alias

enchive

historique

Historique du projet et usages

Enchive is a small personal-file encryption tool for archiving files to yourself. Its README positions it as a focused alternative to larger systems such as GnuPG or encrypted filesystems, with no external dependencies and portability prioritized over performance.

Historique du projet

The public repository dates to 2017, and the project's own documentation frames it as intentionally self-contained rather than ecosystem-seeking. It uses public-key style archival: a public key can encrypt files on machines that should not hold the secret key, while the secret key is needed for extraction.

Historique d'adoption

Enchive's README explicitly says it does not need critical mass because it does not need to interoperate with other systems or people. Its adoption story is therefore narrow by design: it appeals to users who want a copyable, auditable CLI for personal encrypted archives rather than a shared standard.

Modes d'utilisation

The documented workflow has three core commands: `keygen`, `archive`, and `extract`. By default, `keygen` writes `enchive.pub` and `enchive.sec` under `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/enchive` or `~/.config/enchive`; archiving produces a `.enchive` file while leaving the original in place unless deletion is requested.

The tool also supports deriving an asymmetric key pair from a passphrase, using an scrypt-like memory-hard derivation scheme, and can run a short-lived key agent on Unix-like systems to avoid repeated passphrase prompts.

Pourquoi les passionnés de paquets s'y intéressent

Enchive is package-nerd interesting because it is deliberately small: one CLI, no external dependencies, a documented file format, and a build that can produce a standalone C program. It represents the opposite end of the packaging spectrum from large crypto suites.

The tradeoff is visible in the README: Enchive is not trying to be a universal format or social web of keys. It is for users who want a simple local archival workflow and are comfortable choosing a niche tool for that job.

Chronologie

2017: Public GitHub repository created.
2018: Published manual page generated for Enchive.
2025: Repository remained updated, according to available GitHub metadata.

Related projects

GnuPG and encrypted filesystems are named by the README as more complex alternatives.
Curve25519, ChaCha-family encryption, HMAC-SHA256, and an scrypt-like key derivation algorithm are documented implementation pieces.

Sources

posture de sécurité

Niveau de risque : blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Classificateur de risque

risque blue · confiance moyen · tool

Pourquoi

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signaux

text:archive,encrypt

Comportement d'installation

Aucun hook post-install Homebrew n’est enregistré dans les métadonnées de formule.
Les métadonnées de bottle Homebrew sont disponibles pour 12 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.

Configuration files

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

Unix: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/enchive/enchive.pub~/.config/enchive/enchive.pub

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/enchive/enchive.sec~/.config/enchive/enchive.sec

exécutables

Exécutables installés

Commande	Type	Exposition	Note
`enchive`	cli	exécutable global

fraîcheur

Version et fraîcheur

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page générée2026-07-08

version du gestionnaire3.5

gestionnaire mis à jour

données localesOK

amontnot checked

dernière version détectéenon détecté

https://github.com/skeeto/enchive

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infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/skeeto/enchiveconfiance none

métadonnées d'installation

Métadonnées du paquet

Clé du paquet	brew:enchive
Version	3.5
Gestionnaire de paquets	Homebrew
Page du gestionnaire de paquets	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/enchive
Page d'accueil	https://github.com/skeeto/enchive
Dépôt	https://github.com/skeeto/enchive
Docs amont	https://github.com/skeeto/enchive#readme
Licence	Unlicense
Archive source	https://github.com/skeeto/enchive/releases/download/3.5/enchive-3.5.tar.xz
Bouteille	disponible (sur arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, 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	enchive
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	head stable

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.

Nix95%

enchive

nix profile install nixpkgs#enchive

normalized package name match
Correspondance par : Enchive

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

zypper95%

enchive 3.5-2.6

Long-term archive encryption tool

https://github.com/skeeto/enchive

sudo zypper install enchive

License: Unlicense
Category: Productivity/Networking/Security
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: enchive
1 Dépendances
1 fournit
normalized package name match
Correspondance par : Enchive

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

graphe de paquets

Les liens viennent du graphe local de relations entre paquets, des suppléments, des dépendances, des correspondances d'écosystèmes et de l'appartenance aux hubs.

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.

combined/enchive.yml

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

Installer enchive avec Homebrew, Nix, zypper