macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
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Install radamsa with Homebrew, Nix, pacman, zypper
Test case generator for robustness testing (a.k.a. a "fuzzer"). Version 0.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-15. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#radamsa.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#radamsanixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ra/radamsa/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S radamsaArch Linux sync databases · radamsa · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install radamsaopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · radamsa · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Test case generator for robustness testing (a.k.a. a "fuzzer")
Project links
Commands and aliases
- radamsa
history
Project history and usage
Radamsa is a general-purpose mutation-based fuzzer that learns from valid sample data and generates malformed variants for robustness and security testing.
Project history
Aki Helin developed Radamsa as a general-purpose test-case generator for robustness testing. The current official GitLab project was created in 2018, although its repository contents and release history predate that migration.
Adoption history
Radamsa has been adopted as a lightweight command-line fuzzing component and is packaged by Homebrew, Nix, Arch Linux, and openSUSE ecosystems. Upstream reports that it is also used internally at OUSPG.
How it is used
Users pipe a valid sample through radamsa for a single mutation or ask it to generate numbered output files from a corpus. A separate test harness runs the target and detects crashes, hangs, or other failures. Upstream warns that generated data can trigger severe failures and recommends disposable or isolated environments.
Why package nerds care
Radamsa is valued for its Unix-filter design: it accepts samples from files or standard input and emits mutated cases to standard output or numbered files. This makes it easy to insert into shell scripts without building a full fuzzing framework.
Timeline
- 2018: The current official GitLab project was created.
- Ongoing: Radamsa has been distributed through several Unix-like package ecosystems.
Related projects
- OUSPG is identified by upstream as a user of Radamsa.
- Target programs, harness scripts, sandboxes, and crash monitors supply the execution and failure-detection side of a Radamsa fuzzing workflow.
Sources
- Official repository and README: https://gitlab.com/akihe/radamsa
- source_facts.package-manager
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 8 platform targets.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
radamsa | 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 generated2026-09-19
manager version0.7
manager updated2026-09-15
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://gitlab.com/akihe/radamsa
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://gitlab.com/akihe/radamsanone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:radamsa |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.7 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/radamsa |
| Homepage | https://gitlab.com/akihe/radamsa |
| Upstream docs | https://gitlab.com/akihe/radamsa |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://gitlab.com/akihe/radamsa/-/archive/v0.7/radamsa-v0.7.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-09-15T15:04:19-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, 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 | radamsa |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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%
radamsa
nix profile install nixpkgs#radamsa- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Radamsa
pacman95%
radamsa 0.7-3
General purpose mutation based fuzzer
https://gitlab.com/akihe/radamsa
sudo pacman -S radamsa- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Radamsa
zypper95%
radamsa 0.7-1.9
A test case generator for robustness testing, aka a fuzzer
https://gitlab.com/akihe/radamsa
sudo zypper install radamsa- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: radamsa
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Radamsa
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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation