# Install keyutils

Linux key management utilities. Version 1.6.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:keyutils
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install keyutils
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add keyutils
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: keyutils from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install keyutils
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install keyutils
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: keyutils from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#keyutils
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S keyutils
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: keyutils from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/core/os/x86_64/core.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install keyutils
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: keyutils from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:keyutils
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/keyutils>
- **Version:** 1.6.3
- **Source summary:** Linux key management utilities
- **Homepage:** <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dhowells/keyutils.git>
- **Repository:** <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dhowells/keyutils.git>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dhowells/keyutils.git/tree/README>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dhowells/keyutils.git/snapshot/keyutils-1.6.3.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- key.dns_resolver (cli)
- keyctl (cli)
- request-key (cli)
- key.dns_resolver (alias)
- keyctl (alias)
- request-key (alias)

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 1.6.3
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dhowells/keyutils
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Notes de sécurité

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - keyutils - 1.6.3-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: keyutils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Linux Key Management Utilities | https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dhowells/keyutils.git
- Debian apt - libkeyutils-dev - 1.6.3-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libkeyutils-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Linux Key Management Utilities (development) | https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dhowells/keyutils.git
- Debian apt - libkeyutils1 - 1.6.3-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libkeyutils1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Linux Key Management Utilities (library) | https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dhowells/keyutils.git
- Nix - keyutils: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ke/keyutils/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - keyutils - 1.6.3-3build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: keyutils from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Linux Key Management Utilities | https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dhowells/keyutils.git
- Ubuntu apt - libkeyutils-dev - 1.6.3-3build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libkeyutils-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Linux Key Management Utilities (development) | https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dhowells/keyutils.git
- Ubuntu apt - libkeyutils1 - 1.6.3-3build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libkeyutils1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Linux Key Management Utilities (library) | https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dhowells/keyutils.git
- apk - keyutils - 1.6.3-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: keyutils from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Linux Key Management Utilities | https://people.redhat.com/~dhowells/keyutils/
- apk - keyutils-dev - 1.6.3-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: keyutils-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Linux Key Management Utilities (development files) | https://people.redhat.com/~dhowells/keyutils/
- apk - keyutils-doc - 1.6.3-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: keyutils-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Linux Key Management Utilities (documentation) | https://people.redhat.com/~dhowells/keyutils/
- apk - keyutils-libs - 1.6.3-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: keyutils-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Key utilities library | https://people.redhat.com/~dhowells/keyutils/
- dnf - keyutils - 1.6.3-7.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: keyutils from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Linux Key Management Utilities | https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dhowells/keyutils.git
- dnf - keyutils-libs - 1.6.3-7.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: keyutils-libs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Key utilities library | https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dhowells/keyutils.git
- dnf - keyutils-libs-devel - 1.6.3-7.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: keyutils-libs-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Development package for building Linux key management utilities | https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dhowells/keyutils.git
- pacman - keyutils - 1.6.3-4: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: keyutils from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/core/os/x86_64/core.db.tar.gz | Linux Key Management Utilities | https://www.kernel.org/
- zypper - keyutils - 1.6.3-7.7: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: keyutils from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Linux Key Management Utilities | https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dhowells/keyutils.git/


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