install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install minica

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install minica

Debian stable package indexes · minica · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#minica

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

overview

Package summary

Small, simple certificate authority

Project links

Commands and aliases

minica

history

Project history and usage

minica is a small certificate-authority utility from the `jsha/minica` repository. Its README defines the intended trust model narrowly: it is for situations where the CA operator also operates each host that will use the generated certificate.

Project history

The tool automatically creates a root key and certificate and then signs end-entity certificates for requested DNS names or IP addresses. It does not provide OCSP or CRL services, and the README positions it as appropriate for RPC systems or microservices rather than as a public CA or full PKI platform.

How it is used

In practice, minica is used by developers and operators who need local or internal TLS certificates with more structure than a single ad hoc self-signed certificate. The Homebrew package installs a tiny Go-based CLI alternative to heavier internal-CA systems such as step-ca, Vault PKI, or a full ACME deployment when the operator controls both the CA and the hosts.

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 10 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.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`minica`	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 version1.1.0

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.1.0

https://github.com/jsha/minica

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:minica
Version	1.1.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/minica
Homepage	https://github.com/jsha/minica
Repository	https://github.com/jsha/minica
Upstream docs	https://github.com/jsha/minica#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/jsha/minica/archive/refs/tags/v1.1.0.tar.gz
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, 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	minica
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.

Debian apt95%

minica 1.0-2+b16

super micro binary to issue new CAs

https://github.com/paultag/minica

sudo apt install minica

Section: devel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: minica
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Minica

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: minica from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

minica

nix profile install nixpkgs#minica

normalized package name match
Matched by: Minica

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

Ubuntu apt95%

minica 1.0-2build1

super micro binary to issue new CAs

https://github.com/paultag/minica

sudo apt install minica

Section: universe/devel
Architecture: amd64
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Minica

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: minica from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.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/minica.yml

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

Install minica with Homebrew, apt, Nix