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OpenID Connect Identity and OAuth 2.0 Provider. Version 2.45.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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macOS

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brew install dexidp

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overview

Package summary

OpenID Connect Identity and OAuth 2.0 Provider

Commands and aliases

No executable aliases were found in the local package database.

history

Project history and usage

Dex is an OpenID Connect identity provider used as a federation layer between client applications and upstream identity systems such as LDAP, SAML, GitHub, Google, and Active Directory.

Project history

The official release stream begins with v0.1.0 in 2015 and continues through the 2.x series. The project presents itself as an identity service built around OpenID Connect ID tokens, with configuration and connector support aimed at production deployment rather than only local development.

Adoption history

Dex adoption has been strongest around Kubernetes and cloud-native infrastructure. Its own adopters list includes companies and projects using it for Kubernetes API authentication, SSO for web UIs, and integration into platforms such as Argo CD, Kubeflow, Kyma, and sigstore.

How it is used

Operators usually run Dex as a service with a YAML configuration file and configure one or more connectors for upstream authentication. Client applications then speak OpenID Connect to Dex instead of implementing every backend identity protocol themselves.

Why package nerds care

For package maintainers, Dex is a security-sensitive Go service rather than a small CLI utility: packaging needs to preserve the server binary, example configuration workflow, release-note tracking, and the operational expectation that deployments will supply their own connectors, storage, and TLS settings.

Timeline

  • 2015: v0.1.0 appears in the official tag history.
  • 2020: the official configuration documentation page is dated January 2020.
  • 2026: the 2.x release series remains active in the official tags.

Related projects

  • Dex is commonly paired with Kubernetes OIDC authentication, kubelogin, OAuth2 Proxy-style protected web UIs, and upstream identity providers reached through its connector system.

security posture

Risk level: orange

formula declares a Homebrew service.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

  • formula declares a Homebrew service

Signals

  • metadata:service

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
  • 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.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

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.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
config.yaml

executables

Installed executables

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No executable data was present.

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 generated2026-07-08
manager version2.45.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv2.45.1

https://github.com/dexidp/dex

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:dexidp
Version2.45.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dexidp
Homepagehttps://dexidp.io
Repositoryhttps://github.com/dexidp/dex
Upstream docshttps://dexidp.io/docs
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/dexidp/dex/archive/refs/tags/v2.45.1.tar.gz
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicedeclared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namedexidp
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Conflicts With
  • dex
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • goBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • oauth2_proxyShares av.db curated category or tags: authentication, cli, identity-provider, oauth2, security.
  • opensamlShares av.db curated category or tags: authentication, cli, identity, security.
  • okta-aws-cliShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, identity, security.
  • okta-awscliShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, identity, security.
  • pocket-idShares av.db curated category or tags: authentication, cli, identity-provider, security.
  • saml2awsShares av.db curated category or tags: authentication, cli, identity-provider, security, sso.

source trail

Generated from repository data

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

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment