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Install minizign with Homebrew, Nix, zypper

Minisign reimplemented in Zig. Version 0.1.13 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-14.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install minizign

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#minizign

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install minizign

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

overview

Package summary

Minisign reimplemented in Zig

Commands and aliases

  • minizign

history

Project history and usage

minizign is Frank Denis's Zig reimplementation of Minisign, published as the jedisct1/zig-minisign project. It exists in the Minisign ecosystem rather than as a new signing format: the GitHub repository describes it as Minisign reimplemented in Zig, and the Homebrew formula uses the same description.

Project history

The technical point of the reimplementation is portability through Zig. The project README says minizign supports prehashing, has zero dependencies, and can be cross-compiled to Zig targets including WebAssembly. That makes it useful where a tiny standalone Minisign-compatible verifier or signer is easier to ship than the original C/CMake/libsodium-oriented build.

How it is used

Its package-manager footprint is much smaller than Minisign's: the input record lists Homebrew, Nix, and openSUSE. That matches its role as a niche alternate implementation for users who specifically want the Zig build and cross-compilation story while retaining Minisign-style file signatures.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for minizign. 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 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.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
minizigncliglobal 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 version0.1.13
manager updated2026-06-14
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected0.1.13

https://github.com/jedisct1/zig-minisign

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:minizign
Version0.1.13
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/minizign
Homepagehttps://github.com/jedisct1/zig-minisign
Repositoryhttps://github.com/jedisct1/zig-minisign
Upstream docshttps://github.com/jedisct1/zig-minisign#readme
LicenseISC
Source archivehttps://github.com/jedisct1/zig-minisign/archive/refs/tags/0.1.13.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-14T14:13:25-04:00
Pulseupdated
Build dependencieszig
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameminizign
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
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%

minizign

nix profile install nixpkgs#minizign
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Minizign
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mi/minizign/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
zypper95%

minizign 0.1.7-1.2

Minisign reimplemented in Zig

https://github.com/jedisct1/zig-minisign

sudo zypper install minizign
  • License: ISC
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: minizign
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Minizign
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: minizign from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

package graph

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

Same workflow

  • minisignShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, digital-signatures, security, signature-verification.
  • sequoia-chameleon-gnupgShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, security, signature-verification.
  • sequoia-sqvShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, security, signature-verification.
  • aescryptShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, security.
  • aespipeShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, security.
  • ageShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptography, 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
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment