macOS
brew install dropbearlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
dropbear のインストール経路、実行ファイル、メタデータ、AI エージェント向けセキュリティノートを確認します。
インストール
brew install dropbearlocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo apk add dropbearAlpine Linux edge package indexes · dropbear · ソース: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
sudo apt install dropbearDebian stable package indexes · dropbear · ソース: deb.debian.org
sudo dnf install dropbearFedora Rawhide package metadata · dropbear · ソース: dl.fedoraproject.org
nix profile install nixpkgs#dropbearnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/dr/dropbear/package.nix · ソース: api.github.com
sudo pacman -S dropbearArch Linux sync databases · dropbear · ソース: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
概要
Small SSH server/client for POSIX-based system
履歴
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
セキュリティ状態
dropbear に一致するローカルシークレット処理マニフェストは見つかりませんでした。将来の対応で安定したパッケージ URL を使えるよう、Nucleus パッケージメタデータはここに公開されています。
エージェントに無人実行させる前に、このツールが平文の認証情報を読むか、リモート状態を書き込むか、成果物を公開するか、プラグインを起動するかを確認してください。
local files
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-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
~/.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実行可能ファイル
| コマンド | 種類 | 公開範囲 | メモ |
|---|---|---|---|
dbclient | cli | グローバル実行可能ファイル | |
dropbear | cli | グローバル実行可能ファイル | |
dropbearconvert | cli | グローバル実行可能ファイル | |
dropbearkey | cli | グローバル実行可能ファイル |
鮮度
これらの信号は、ページ生成時期、パッケージマネージャの活動、上流リリース比較を分けて示します。バージョン遅れは、証拠 URL と比較可能なバージョンがある場合だけ警告されます。
https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
インストールメタデータ
| パッケージキー | brew:dropbear |
|---|---|
| バージョン | 2026.94 |
| パッケージマネージャ | Homebrew |
| パッケージマネージャページ | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dropbear |
| ホームページ | https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html |
| リポジトリ | https://github.com/mkj/dropbear |
| 上流ドキュメント | https://github.com/mkj/dropbear#readme |
| ライセンス | MIT |
| ソースアーカイブ | https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/releases/dropbear-2026.94.tar.bz2 |
| 最終更新 | 2026-07-23T16:36:51Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| macOS 提供ライブラリ | libxcrypt |
| Bottle | 利用可能 (対象 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | 未定義 |
| サービス | 宣言なし |
レジストリ情報
| 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 |
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ソースデータベース一致
一致は外部パッケージマネージャインデックスから取得され、ローカルの Automic Vault パッケージリンクとは分けて表示されます。
dropbear 2025.89-1~deb13u1
lightweight SSH2 server and client - startup scripts
https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
sudo apt install dropbeardropbear-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-bindropbear-initramfs 2025.89-1~deb13u1
lightweight SSH2 server and client - initramfs integration
https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
sudo apt install dropbear-initramfsdropbear
nix profile install nixpkgs#dropbeardropbear 2022.83-4
lightweight SSH2 server and client - startup scripts
https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
sudo apt install dropbeardropbear-bin 2022.83-4
lightweight SSH2 server and client - command line tools
https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
sudo apt install dropbear-bindropbear-initramfs 2022.83-4
lightweight SSH2 server and client - initramfs integration
https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
sudo apt install dropbear-initramfsdropbear 2026.91-r0
small SSH 2 client/server designed for small memory environments
https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
sudo apk add dropbeardropbear-convert 2026.91-r0
dropbear dropbearconvert command
https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
sudo apk add dropbear-convertdropbear-dbclient 2026.91-r0
dropbear dbclient command
https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
sudo apk add dropbear-dbclientdropbear-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-docdropbear-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-nftrulesdropbear-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-openrcdropbear-scp 2026.91-r0
dropbear scp support
https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
sudo apk add dropbear-scpdropbear-ssh 2026.91-r0
dropbear ssh command (compatibility symlink for dbclient)
https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
sudo apk add dropbear-sshdropbear 2026.91-1.fc45
Lightweight SSH server and client
https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
sudo dnf install dropbearソース経路
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