install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install kubelogin

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#kubelogin

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install kubelogin

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · kubelogin · source: download.opensuse.org

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add kubectl-oidc_login

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · kubectl-oidc_login · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%

choco install kubelogin

Chocolatey community package catalog · kubelogin · source: community.chocolatey.org

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install extras/kubelogin

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/kubelogin.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id int128.kubelogin -e

Windows Package Manager source index · int128.kubelogin · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

OpenID Connect authentication plugin for kubectl

Project links

Commands and aliases

kubectl-oidc_login

history

Project history and usage

int128/kubelogin is a kubectl plugin for Kubernetes OpenID Connect authentication, also known as kubectl oidc-login. It became important as Kubernetes client authentication moved toward exec credential plugins and as clusters increasingly delegated user login to OIDC identity providers.

Project history

The public GitHub repository was created on March 21, 2018. The README identifies kubelogin as a kubectl plugin for Kubernetes OIDC authentication and explains that it is designed to run as a client-go credential plugin.

The project tracks Kubernetes exec credential APIs and browser-based OIDC login flows. Its CLI can be invoked through kubectl plugin naming as kubectl oidc-login, and it stores token cache data in the filesystem by default with an option to use the system keyring.

Adoption history

kubelogin gained adoption because Kubernetes documented client-go credential plugins as a stable feature in Kubernetes v1.22. That mechanism lets kubectl and client-go execute an external command to receive user credentials for authentication protocols such as OAuth2 and SAML.

The README documents installation through Homebrew, Krew, Chocolatey, and GitHub Releases. The package also appears in apk, Nix, Scoop, winget, and zypper metadata in the batch input, showing that an authentication helper crossed from Kubernetes plugin culture into general OS package managers.

How it is used

When kubectl runs, kubelogin opens a browser for the user to authenticate with an OIDC provider, obtains a token, and returns Kubernetes ExecCredential output for client-go. The kubeconfig user.exec stanza points to the plugin command and arguments.

The default token cache path documented by the README is ~/.kube/cache/oidc-login, and kubectl oidc-login clean deletes cached credentials so the next kubectl run starts a fresh browser login.

Why package nerds care

kubelogin is significant because it is both a kubectl plugin and a security-sensitive credential helper. Packaging matters here: users want a reproducible binary from Homebrew, Krew, Chocolatey, or distro packages because the tool participates directly in Kubernetes API authentication.

Timeline

2018-03-21: Public GitHub repository created
2021: Kubernetes v1.22 marked client-go credential plugins stable
2026-05-30: v1.36.2 release published
2026: README documented Homebrew, Krew, Chocolatey, and GitHub Releases installation paths

Related projects

Kubernetes client-go credential plugins provide the exec-plugin mechanism kubelogin implements.
Krew distributes kubelogin as the oidc-login kubectl plugin.
OpenID Connect and OAuth2 identity providers are the authentication systems kubelogin bridges into kubectl.

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.

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: ~/.kube/config

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.kube/cache/oidc-login

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`kubectl-oidc_login`	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 version1.36.2

manager updated2026-05-30

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.36.2

https://github.com/int128/kubelogin

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:kubelogin
Version	1.36.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kubelogin
Homepage	https://github.com/int128/kubelogin
Repository	https://github.com/int128/kubelogin
Upstream docs	https://github.com/int128/kubelogin/blob/master/README.md
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/int128/kubelogin/archive/refs/tags/v1.36.2.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-05-30T14:48:58Z
Pulse	updated
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	kubelogin
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

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

kubelogin

nix profile install nixpkgs#kubelogin

normalized package name match
Matched by: Kubelogin

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ku/kubelogin/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

zypper95%

kubelogin 0.2.18-1.1

Kubernetes client credential plugin implementing Azure authentication

https://github.com/Azure/kubelogin

sudo zypper install kubelogin

License: MIT
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: kubelogin
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Kubelogin

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kubelogin from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

Chocolatey95%

kubelogin

choco install kubelogin

normalized package name match
Matched by: Kubelogin

Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: kubelogin from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','kubectx'

Scoop95%

extras/kubelogin

scoop install extras/kubelogin

normalized package name match
Matched by: Kubelogin

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/kubelogin.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

int128.kubelogin

winget install --id int128.kubelogin -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Kubelogin

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: int128.kubelogin from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

apk92%

kubectl-oidc_login 1.35.2-r3

kubectl plugin for Kubernetes OpenID Connect authentication

https://github.com/int128/kubelogin

sudo apk add kubectl-oidc_login

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: kubectl-oidc_login
1 dependencies
1 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Kubectl Oidc Login

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kubectl-oidc_login from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

package graph

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

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.

combined/kubelogin.yml

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

Install kubelogin with Homebrew, chocolatey, Nix, scoop, winget, zypper, apk