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Install dnsgen with Homebrew

Generates DNS names from existing domain names. Version 1.0.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-20.

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Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install dnsgen

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overview

Package summary

Generates DNS names from existing domain names

Commands and aliases

  • dnsgen

history

Project history and usage

DNSGen is a DNS name permutation CLI for security researchers and penetration testers doing subdomain discovery and reconnaissance.

Project history

The official README presents DNSGen 2.0 as an advanced DNS name permutation engine. It generates domain-name variations using insertion, number manipulation, affixing, cloud-provider, region, microservice, internal-tooling, and port-prefix patterns.

The project credits Aleph Null s.r.o. for the original concept and names altdns and massdns as related inspiration or workflow neighbors.

Adoption history

DNSGen's adoption is centered on offensive-security and OSINT workflows. The repository is the main upstream surface, while the input metadata shows Homebrew packaging for workstation installation.

How it is used

Typical usage is to feed DNSGen known domains or hostnames, optionally add a custom wordlist, and pipe generated candidates into massdns or another resolver to find live subdomains.

Why package nerds care

DNSGen matters as a small composable recon package: it does candidate generation and leaves resolution, filtering, and reporting to other Unix-style tools.

Timeline

  • 2026 batch: Official README documents DNSGen 2.0 and Homebrew input metadata lists a packaged CLI.
  • Current README: Project documents Python package installation and development setup through pip, uv, and Git.

Related projects

  • altdns is named by the README as an inspiration.
  • massdns is named by the README for DNS resolution workflows.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for dnsgen. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
  • Installs with 2 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.

executables

Installed executables

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dnsgencliglobal 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 generated2026-07-08
manager version1.0.4
manager updated2026-05-20
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/AlephNullSK/dnsgen

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:dnsgen
Version1.0.4
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dnsgen
Homepagehttps://github.com/AlephNullSK/dnsgen
Repositoryhttps://github.com/AlephNullSK/dnsgen
Upstream docshttps://github.com/AlephNullSK/dnsgen#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/5f/e1/1c7d86f51da5b93f3f99ac99e3ad051ed82234147ddd869f77a3959e6abc/dnsgen-1.0.4.tar.gz
Last updated2026-05-20T12:59:59Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciescertifi, python@3.14
Bottleavailable (on all)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namednsgen
Version Scheme0
Revision9
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

package graph

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

Related tools

Same workflow

  • dnsmapShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, reconnaissance, security, security-testing.
  • findomainShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, reconnaissance, security.
  • shufflednsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, reconnaissance, security.
  • chaos-clientShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, reconnaissance, security.
  • dnstwistShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, security.
  • fierceShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dns, reconnaissance, security.

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 package history
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment