macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install dnsmaplocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install dnsmap with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix
Passive DNS network mapper (a.k.a. subdomains bruteforcer). Version 0.36 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install dnsmapDebian stable package indexes · dnsmap · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install dnsmapFedora Rawhide package metadata · dnsmap · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#dnsmapnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/dn/dnsmap/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Passive DNS network mapper (a.k.a. subdomains bruteforcer)
Project links
Commands and aliases
- dnsmap
- dnsmap-bulk
history
Project history and usage
dnsmap is a command-line DNS network mapper and subdomain brute-forcer. It is part of the older web-application reconnaissance tradition where small C tools enumerated likely hostnames from wordlists.
Project history
The maintained GitHub repository identifies dnsmap as a resurrected open-source project and preserves the classic dnsmap and dnsmap-bulk tools. Its README describes the utility as a passive DNS network mapper, also known as a subdomains brute-forcer.
dnsmap predates the wave of Go and Python recon frameworks; its appeal was that it was small, scriptable, and close to the Unix style of running a focused tool against a domain and capturing the output.
Adoption history
dnsmap has stronger package-manager persistence than many small recon tools. It appears in Homebrew, Debian and Ubuntu, Fedora/DNF, and Nix, which suggests a long tail of security-training, lab, and audit usage even after newer enumeration tools appeared.
How it is used
Users run dnsmap against a target domain with a wordlist to discover hostnames that resolve. dnsmap-bulk extends that workflow to multiple domains, making the package useful in older penetration-testing scripts and quick DNS inventory passes.
Why package nerds care
dnsmap matters as a preserved recon artifact: package managers keep a small, older DNS brute-forcer installable because it is easy to audit, easy to script, and still teaches the shape of subdomain-enumeration workflows.
Timeline
- 2000s: dnsmap circulates as a compact DNS mapping and subdomain brute-force utility.
- 2010s: Linux security distributions and general-purpose package managers continue carrying dnsmap.
- 2020s: The resurrecting-open-source-projects repository keeps the source available for modern packaging.
Related projects
- Related tools include dnsgen for candidate generation, massdns and other high-speed resolvers for checking large candidate sets, and broader reconnaissance frameworks that automate subdomain discovery.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:network
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
dnsmap | cli | global executable | |
dnsmap-bulk | 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 generated2026-07-08
manager version0.36
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected0.36
https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/dnsmap
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:dnsmap |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.36 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dnsmap |
| Homepage | https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/dnsmap |
| Repository | https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/dnsmap |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/dnsmap#readme |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/dnsmap/archive/refs/tags/0.36.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | autoconf, automake |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, 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 | dnsmap |
| 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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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%
dnsmap 0.36-4
DNS domain name brute forcing tool
https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/dnsmap
sudo apt install dnsmap- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dnsmap
Nix95%
dnsmap
nix profile install nixpkgs#dnsmap- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dnsmap
Ubuntu apt95%
dnsmap 0.36-3
DNS domain name brute forcing tool
https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/dnsmap
sudo apt install dnsmap- Section: universe/net
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dnsmap
dnf95%
dnsmap 0.36-8.fc44
Sub-domains bruteforcer
https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/dnsmap
sudo dnf install dnsmap- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dnsmap
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dnsmap
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 package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment