install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install ots

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install libots-dev

Debian stable package indexes · libots-dev · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install ots

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · ots · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#ots

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

overview

Package summary

Share end-to-end encrypted secrets with others via a one-time URL

Project links

Commands and aliases

ots

history

Project history and usage

ots is a Go command-line tool from Sniptt for sharing secrets through one-time URLs. It encrypts a secret on the client side, uploads encrypted bytes to the service, and returns a URL intended to be opened once or expire after a chosen lifetime.

Project history

Sniptt introduced ots publicly in a 14 June 2021 post about developer-focused secret sharing. The post described one-time URL sharing as a popular Sniptt use case and presented ots as a lightweight, zero-configuration Go CLI for creating end-to-end encrypted one-time secrets.

The GitHub repository keeps the implementation compact and Go-only. Its README positions the tool for API keys, signing secrets, passwords, and environment data, with support for interactive prompts, pipelines, expiry settings, and regional data residency.

Adoption history

ots gained package-manager visibility through Homebrew, where the formula builds the Go CLI and installs shell completions. The GitHub repository lists fourteen releases and a substantially larger star count than many single-purpose secret-sharing CLIs, suggesting interest beyond the original Sniptt audience.

How it is used

Users can create a secret interactively with ots new, pass data through a shell pipeline such as pbpaste or cat .env, set an expiry, and choose a storage region. The hosted web page offers the same one-time-secret model from a browser and advertises the CLI install path.

The code encrypts bytes with AES-256-GCM using a randomly generated key and nonce before sending encrypted bytes to the API. The service model is therefore aimed at quick exchange of sensitive material without placing plaintext into chat, email, or issue trackers.

Why package nerds care

ots is interesting as a package because it turns a hosted security workflow into a Unix-friendly pipe target. It is not a general secret manager; its value is the narrow workflow of making one encrypted, expiring URL from terminal input.

Timeline

14 June 2021: Sniptt's blog described ots as a zero-configuration Go CLI for one-time encrypted secret URLs.
8 February 2025: The GitHub repository lists v0.3.1 as a release, and Homebrew's formula builds from that tag.

Related projects

ots is related to Sniptt's broader secret-management tooling and web-ots, the hosted browser interface for one-time secrets.

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:encrypt

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

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`ots`	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 version0.3.1

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.3.1

https://github.com/sniptt-official/ots

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:ots
Version	0.3.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ots
Homepage	https://ots.sniptt.com
Repository	https://github.com/sniptt-official/ots
Upstream docs	https://github.com/sniptt-official/ots#readme
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/sniptt-official/ots/archive/refs/tags/v0.3.1.tar.gz
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	ots
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%

libots-dev 0.5.0-9+b1

Open Text Summarizer (development)

http://libots.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libots-dev

Section: libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: ots
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ots

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

Debian apt95%

libots0 0.5.0-9+b1

Open Text Summarizer (library)

http://libots.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libots0

Section: libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: ots
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ots

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libots0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

ots 0.5.0-9+b1

Open Text Summarizer

http://libots.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install ots

Section: text
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: ots
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ots

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

Nix95%

ots

nix profile install nixpkgs#ots

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ots

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

Ubuntu apt95%

libots-dev 0.5.0-9

Open Text Summarizer (development)

http://libots.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libots-dev

Section: universe/libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: ots
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ots

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

Ubuntu apt95%

libots0 0.5.0-9

Open Text Summarizer (library)

http://libots.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install libots0

Section: universe/libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: ots
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ots

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libots0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

ots 0.5.0-9

Open Text Summarizer

http://libots.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install ots

Section: universe/text
Architecture: amd64
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ots

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

dnf95%

ots 0.5.0-36.fc44

A text summarizer

http://libots.sourceforge.net/

sudo dnf install ots

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ots
5 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ots

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ots from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

ots-devel 0.5.0-36.fc44

Libraries and include files for developing with libots

http://libots.sourceforge.net/

sudo dnf install ots-devel

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: ots
7 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ots

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ots-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

ots-libs 0.5.0-36.fc44

Shared libraries for ots

http://libots.sourceforge.net/

sudo dnf install ots-libs

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: ots
4 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ots

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ots-libs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

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/ots.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 ots with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix

Additional install commands

macOS

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Package summary

Project links

Commands and aliases

Project history and usage

Project history

Adoption history

How it is used

Why package nerds care

Timeline

Related projects

Sources

Risk level: blue

Risk classifier

Why

Signals

Install behavior

Recommended review

Installed executables

Version and freshness

Package metadata

Source database details

Other package-manager records

Internal package links

Topical hubs

Related tools

Same workflow

Agent security guides

Generated from repository data

Combined YAML source

Used sources