macOS
brew install github-keygenlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
github-keygen 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 github-keygenlocal Homebrew formula metadata
概要
Bootstrap GitHub SSH configuration
履歴
github-keygen is a small Perl utility by Olivier Mengue for bootstrapping and maintaining OpenSSH configuration for GitHub. It creates a dedicated GitHub SSH key, writes a dedicated SSH config section, and installs GitHub host fingerprints in a separate known-hosts file.
The repository history begins with an initial release in May 2011. Its author-maintained README frames the tool as a one-shot wizard rather than a long-running daemon or library: users clone it, run it for a GitHub account, inspect the generated SSH configuration, and can remove the tool afterward.
The changelog shows the project tracking practical SSH and GitHub changes over time: stronger cipher choices in the 1.020 series, OpenSSH roaming mitigation in 1.101, generated-config versioning in 1.200, GitHub key comparison in 1.300, larger and then Ed25519 default keys in later releases, and post-quantum key-exchange list updates in 1.401.
Adoption appears niche and security-oriented. The tool serves users who want repeatable GitHub SSH setup, multiple GitHub accounts, per-machine keys, host aliases, strict host checking, and conservative handling of an existing SSH config.
Practitioners run github-keygen with a GitHub username to generate or update SSH files under ~/.ssh. The generated setup gives GitHub its own key, known_hosts file, public-key-only authentication, strict host checking, and account-specific host aliases for Git remotes.
The README emphasizes local auditability: the script is readable Perl, writes configuration files rather than a resident service, and can check GitHub public endpoints to verify registered keys unless the offline flag is used.
Its package value is in codifying a careful SSH setup that many developers otherwise perform by hand. That makes it a tiny but opinionated tool for users who maintain several GitHub identities or machines and prefer generated config over checklist-driven setup.
セキュリティ状態
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
リスク blue · 信頼度 中 · tool
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.
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
~/.ssh/configCredential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
~/.ssh/id_<github-account>@github実行可能ファイル
| コマンド | 種類 | 公開範囲 | メモ |
|---|---|---|---|
github-keygen | cli | グローバル実行可能ファイル |
鮮度
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https://github.com/dolmen/github-keygen
インストールメタデータ
| パッケージキー | brew:github-keygen |
|---|---|
| バージョン | 1.401 |
| 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/github-keygen |
| ホームページ | https://github.com/dolmen/github-keygen |
| リポジトリ | https://github.com/dolmen/github-keygen |
| 上流ドキュメント | https://github.com/dolmen/github-keygen#readme |
| ライセンス | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| ソースアーカイブ | https://github.com/dolmen/github-keygen/archive/refs/tags/v1.401.tar.gz |
| macOS 提供ライブラリ | perl |
| Bottle | 利用可能 (対象 all) |
| 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 | github-keygen |
| 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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ソース経路
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View the package source record on GitHub.