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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install authz0

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#authz0

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/au/authz0/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Automated authorization test tool

Project links

Commands and aliases

authz0

history

Project history and usage

Authz0 is a Go CLI for automated authorization and access-control testing. It models target URLs, roles, assertions, and credentials in YAML templates, then scans for unauthorized access based on those role definitions.

Project history

The public repository was created in January 2022. The README describes the tool as an automated authorization test tool that identifies unauthorized access using URLs, roles, and credentials.

Early releases moved quickly: v1.0.0 shipped in January 2022, v1.1.0 added `setCred` plus imports from ZAP, HAR, and Burp history, and v1.1.2 followed in March 2022. The repository has continued to receive activity even though Homebrew currently tracks the older 1.1.2 release.

Adoption history

Authz0 is distributed through Go install, Homebrew via the project's tap instructions, Snapcraft, Docker, and a GitHub Action according to official docs and the README. The Homebrew core formula packages 1.1.2 from the official GitHub tag, while the input also records Nix packaging.

The tool sits in the bug-bounty and application-security packaging lane: small enough to install as a single CLI, but designed to consume artifacts from Burp, ZAP, HAR exports, and YAML templates created during manual security testing.

How it is used

A typical flow is `authz0 new` to generate a YAML template, `authz0 setUrl`, `setRole`, and `setCred` to add test data, then `authz0 scan` to execute checks. The docs show credential headers stored inside the user-supplied template file rather than a fixed global credentials location.

Because the template path is chosen by the user, there is no official fixed config-file or credentials-file location to record. The official structure docs document the YAML schema, not an application config path.

Why package nerds care

Authz0 is notable for packaging a common appsec workflow as a reproducible CLI: collect URLs from ZAP/Burp/HAR, map roles to allowed and denied routes, and run the same authorization checks again in CI or local testing.

Its package history also shows the difference between upstream activity and packaged stable versions: the repository is active, while the Homebrew stable formula remains at the 2022 1.1.2 release.

Timeline

2022-01: Public GitHub repository created.
2022-01: v1.0.0 released.
2022-01: v1.1.0 added `setCred` and ZAP/HAR/Burp import flags.
2022-03: v1.1.2 released.
2022-05: GitHub Action release tag published.

Related projects

Authz0 is designed to work around artifacts from OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite, HAR files, Docker, GitHub Actions, and Go-based CLI installation.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`authz0`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-07

manager version1.1.2

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.1.2

https://github.com/hahwul/authz0

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:authz0
Version	1.1.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/authz0
Homepage	https://authz0.hahwul.com/
Repository	https://github.com/hahwul/authz0
Upstream docs	https://authz0.hahwul.com/
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/hahwul/authz0/archive/refs/tags/v1.1.2.tar.gz
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	authz0
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	head stable

source database matches

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Nix95%

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package graph

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source trail

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This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/authz0.yml

Used sources

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