# Install silk

Collection of traffic analysis tools. Version 3.24.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-14.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:silk
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install silk
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:silk
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/silk>
- **Version:** 3.24.2
- **Source summary:** Collection of traffic analysis tools
- **Homepage:** <https://tools.netsa.cert.org/silk/>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://tools.netsa.cert.org/silk/docs.html>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://tools.netsa.cert.org/releases/silk-3.24.2.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-14T21:28:11Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- flowcap (cli)
- mapsid (cli)
- num2dot (cli)
- rwaddrcount (cli)
- rwaggbag (cli)
- rwaggbagbuild (cli)
- rwaggbagcat (cli)
- rwaggbagtool (cli)
- rwallformats (cli)
- rwappend (cli)
- rwbag (cli)
- rwbagbuild (cli)
- rwbagcat (cli)
- rwbagtool (cli)
- rwcat (cli)
- rwcombine (cli)
- rwcompare (cli)
- rwcount (cli)
- rwcut (cli)
- rwdedupe (cli)
- rwfglob (cli)
- rwfileinfo (cli)
- rwfilter (cli)
- rwflowappend (cli)
- rwflowpack (cli)
- rwgeoip2ccmap (cli)
- rwgroup (cli)
- rwguess (cli)
- rwidsquery (cli)
- rwip2cc (cli)
- rwipfix2silk (cli)
- rwmatch (cli)
- rwnetmask (cli)
- rwp2yaf2silk (cli)
- rwpackchecker (cli)
- rwpcut (cli)
- rwpdedupe (cli)
- rwpdu2silk (cli)
- rwpmapbuild (cli)
- rwpmapcat (cli)
- rwpmaplookup (cli)
- rwpmatch (cli)
- rwpollexec (cli)
- rwptoflow (cli)
- rwrandomizeip (cli)
- rwreceiver (cli)
- rwrecgenerator (cli)
- rwresolve (cli)
- rwscan (cli)
- rwsender (cli)
- rwset (cli)
- rwsetbuild (cli)
- rwsetcat (cli)
- rwsetmember (cli)
- rwsettool (cli)
- rwsilk2ipfix (cli)
- rwsiteinfo (cli)
- rwsort (cli)
- rwsplit (cli)
- rwstats (cli)
- rwswapbytes (cli)
- rwtotal (cli)
- rwtuc (cli)
- rwuniq (cli)
- silk_config (cli)
- flowcap (alias)
- mapsid (alias)
- num2dot (alias)
- rwaddrcount (alias)
- rwaggbag (alias)
- rwaggbagbuild (alias)
- rwaggbagcat (alias)
- rwaggbagtool (alias)
- rwallformats (alias)
- rwappend (alias)
- rwbag (alias)
- rwbagbuild (alias)
- rwbagcat (alias)
- rwbagtool (alias)
- rwcat (alias)
- rwcombine (alias)
- rwcompare (alias)
- rwcount (alias)
- rwcut (alias)
- rwdedupe (alias)
- rwfglob (alias)
- rwfileinfo (alias)
- rwfilter (alias)
- rwflowappend (alias)
- rwflowpack (alias)
- rwgeoip2ccmap (alias)
- rwgroup (alias)
- rwguess (alias)
- rwidsquery (alias)
- rwip2cc (alias)
- rwipfix2silk (alias)
- rwmatch (alias)
- rwnetmask (alias)
- rwp2yaf2silk (alias)
- rwpackchecker (alias)
- rwpcut (alias)
- rwpdedupe (alias)
- rwpdu2silk (alias)
- rwpmapbuild (alias)
- rwpmapcat (alias)
- rwpmaplookup (alias)
- rwpmatch (alias)
- rwpollexec (alias)
- rwptoflow (alias)
- rwrandomizeip (alias)
- rwreceiver (alias)
- rwrecgenerator (alias)
- rwresolve (alias)
- rwscan (alias)
- rwsender (alias)
- rwset (alias)
- rwsetbuild (alias)
- rwsetcat (alias)
- rwsetmember (alias)
- rwsettool (alias)
- rwsilk2ipfix (alias)
- rwsiteinfo (alias)
- rwsort (alias)
- rwsplit (alias)
- rwstats (alias)
- rwswapbytes (alias)
- rwtotal (alias)
- rwtuc (alias)
- rwuniq (alias)
- silk_config (alias)

## Dependencies

- gettext
- glib
- libfixbuf
- yaf

## Build Dependencies

- pkgconf

## macOS Provided Libraries

- libpcap

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 3.24.2
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-14
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://tools.netsa.cert.org/silk/
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Notes de sécurité

no executable entrypoint in the package index.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- no executable entrypoint in the package index

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** silk
- **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


## Related Links

- [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [Security and crypto packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/security-crypto-tools/) - Matched security, identity, cryptography, password, signing, or certificate metadata.
- [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider.
- [glib](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/glib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [gettext](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/gettext/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [yaf](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/yaf/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [zeek](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/zeek/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, network-security, security, traffic-analysis.
- [ssldump](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/ssldump/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, network-analysis, security.
- [sslsplit](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/sslsplit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, network-analysis, security.
- [openssh](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/openssh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, network-security, security.
- [bettercap](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/bettercap/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, network-security, security.
- [strongswan](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/strongswan/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, network-security, security.
- [ettercap](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/ettercap/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, network-security, security, traffic-analysis.
- [suricata](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/suricata/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, network-security, security.

## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- cross-ecosystem install command graph