# Install tartufo

Searches through git repositories for high entropy strings and secrets. Version 6.0.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-09.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:tartufo
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install tartufo
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#tartufo
```

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

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:tartufo
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/tartufo>
- **Version:** 6.0.0
- **Source summary:** Searches through git repositories for high entropy strings and secrets
- **Homepage:** <https://tartufo.readthedocs.io/en/stable/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/godaddy/tartufo>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://tartufo.readthedocs.io/en/stable>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-only
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/godaddy/tartufo/archive/refs/tags/v6.0.0.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-09T11:00:31Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- tartufo (cli)
- tartufo (alias)

## Dependencies

- pygit2
- python@3.14

## macOS Provided Libraries

- libffi

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on all

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 6.0.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-09
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/godaddy/tartufo
- Upstream latest detected: v6.0.0 (current)

## 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:** tartufo
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 2
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - tartufo: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ta/tartufo/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related Links

- [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family.
- [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.
- [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [gitleaks](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/gitleaks/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, git, secret-scanning, security.
- [git-secrets](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/git-secrets/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, git, secret-scanning, security.
- [squealer](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/squealer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, git, secret-scanning, security.
- [git-hound](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/git-hound/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, git, secret-scanning, security.
- [detect-secrets](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/detect-secrets/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, secret-scanning, security.
- [kingfisher](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/kingfisher/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, secret-scanning, security.
- [mantra](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/mantra/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, secret-scanning, security.
- [git-crypt](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/git-crypt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, git, secrets, security.

## Sources

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