# Install prowler with Homebrew, Nix Tool for cloud security assessments, audits, incident response, and more. Version 5.31.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-26. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:prowler ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install prowler ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#prowler ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pr/prowler/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:prowler - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 5.31.1 - **Source summary:** Tool for cloud security assessments, audits, incident response, and more - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-26T08:56:14Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - prowler (cli) - prowler (alias) ## Dependencies - certifi - cryptography - libsodium - libyaml - lz4 - numpy - openssl@3 - pydantic - python@3.13 - rpds-py ## Build dependencies - cmake - meson - ninja - pkgconf - rust ## Uses from macOS - libffi ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 5.31.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-26 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://prowler.com/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Security Notes infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** prowler - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - prowler: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pr/prowler/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Security and crypto packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/security-crypto-tools/) - Matched security, identity, cryptography, password, signing, or certificate metadata. - [lz4](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lz4/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [numpy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/numpy/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [meson](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/meson/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ninja](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ninja/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [yatas](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/yatas/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audit, cli, cloud-security, security. - [cliam](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cliam/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-security, security. - [cloudfox](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cloudfox/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-security, security. - [lacework-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lacework-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-security, security. - [principalmapper](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/principalmapper/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-security, security. - [scoutsuite](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/scoutsuite/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: auditing, cli, cloud-security, security. - [terraform-iam-policy-validator](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/terraform-iam-policy-validator/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-security, compliance, security. - [cfripper](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cfripper/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-security, security. - [checkov](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/checkov/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: certifi, cli, cloud, compliance, libyaml. - [ssh-mitm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ssh-mitm/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: auditing, audits, cli, cryptography, libsodium. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/prowler.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/prowler.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph