macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install dicewarelocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install diceware with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix
Passphrases to remember. Version 1.0.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add dicewareAlpine Linux edge package indexes · diceware · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install dicewareDebian stable package indexes · diceware · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install dicewareFedora Rawhide package metadata · diceware · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#dicewarenixpkgs package indexes · diceware · source: raw.githubusercontent.com
overview
Package summary
Passphrases to remember
Project links
Commands and aliases
- diceware
history
Project history and usage
diceware is a Python command-line passphrase generator that follows Arnold G. Reinhold's Diceware proposal by selecting random words from wordlists.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created in 2015, and the official changelog starts with version 0.1 on 2015-02-18. The docs show a steady command-line password-tool history: new wordlists, real-dice randomness, Python-version support, manpage work, XDG config support, and a 1.0 project-layout overhaul in 2024.
Adoption history
The package sits in the Unix security-tool tradition: small CLI, auditable inputs, standard package-manager names, and passphrases that can be generated either from the operating system's randomness or from physical dice.
How it is used
Users run `diceware` to emit memorable multiword passphrases, choose the number of words, set delimiters, select randomness sources, and pick wordlists. The docs note the EFF wordlist as the default and describe custom, numbered, and PGP-signed wordlists.
Why package nerds care
diceware is notable because it packages a human-centered security practice as a reproducible CLI. It is small enough for distro packaging but opinionated enough to encode defaults around wordlists, entropy, and configuration locations.
Timeline
- 2015: Repository created and version 0.1 released.
- 2016: EFF wordlist support added.
- 2022: Version 0.10 added syntactically valid phrase support with adjective and noun wordlists.
- 2024: Version 1.0 added XDG config support and modernized the project layout.
Related projects
- The docs credit Arnold G. Reinhold's Diceware proposal and include wordlists from EFF and other contributors.
Sources
- https://github.com/ulif/diceware
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ulif/diceware/master/README.rst
- https://diceware.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
- https://diceware.readthedocs.io/en/latest/readme.html
- https://diceware.readthedocs.io/en/latest/config.html
- https://diceware.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changes.html
- https://api.github.com/repos/ulif/diceware
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 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime 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
~/.diceware.ini$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/diceware/diceware.ini~/.config/diceware/diceware.ini/etc/xdg/diceware/diceware.ini
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
diceware | 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 version1.0.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/ulif/diceware
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/ulif/dicewarenone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:diceware |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/diceware |
| Homepage | https://github.com/ulif/diceware |
| Repository | https://github.com/ulif/diceware |
| Upstream docs | https://diceware.readthedocs.io/en/latest |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/8b/ba/db6c087f044f6a753a85c0d8b25848122018ced2130061298c0c08940a54/diceware-1.0.1.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | python@3.14 |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | diceware |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
diceware 1.0.1-1
Create memorizable passphrases from wordlists and various sources of randomness
https://github.com/ulif/diceware
sudo apt install diceware- Section: utils
- Architecture: all
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Diceware
Debian apt95%
diceware-doc 1.0.1-1
Create memorizable passphrases from wordlists and various sources of randomness
https://github.com/ulif/diceware
sudo apt install diceware-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: diceware
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Diceware
Nix95%
diceware
nix profile install nixpkgs#diceware- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Diceware
Ubuntu apt95%
diceware 0.10-2
Create memorizable passphrases from wordlists and various sources of randomness
https://github.com/ulif/diceware
sudo apt install diceware- Section: universe/python
- Architecture: all
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Diceware
Ubuntu apt95%
diceware-doc 0.10-2
Create memorizable passphrases from wordlists and various sources of randomness
https://github.com/ulif/diceware
sudo apt install diceware-doc- Section: universe/doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: diceware
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Diceware
apk95%
diceware 1.0.1-r1
Passphrases you will remember
https://github.com/ulif/diceware
sudo apk add diceware- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: diceware
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Diceware
apk95%
diceware-pyc 1.0.1-r1
Precompiled Python bytecode for diceware
https://github.com/ulif/diceware
sudo apk add diceware-pyc- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: diceware
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Diceware
dnf95%
diceware 1.0.1-7.fc45
Create passphrases which one can remember
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/diceware
sudo dnf install diceware- License: GPL-3.0-or-later and MIT and CC-BY-3.0 and CC0-1.0 and CC-BY-4.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: diceware
- 2 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Diceware
dnf95%
diceware-doc 1.0.1-7.fc45
Documentation for Diceware
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/diceware
sudo dnf install diceware-doc- License: GPL-3.0-or-later and MIT and CC-BY-3.0 and CC0-1.0 and CC-BY-4.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: diceware
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Diceware
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.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
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
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment