# Install spiped with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix, pacman Secure pipe daemon. Version 1.6.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-12. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install spiped. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:spiped ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install spiped ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add spiped ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: spiped from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install spiped ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: spiped from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#spiped ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sp/spiped/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S spiped ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: spiped from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:spiped - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.6.4 - **Source summary:** Secure pipe daemon - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-2-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-12T00:31:55Z - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - spipe (cli) - spiped (cli) - spipe (alias) - spiped (alias) ## Dependencies - openssl@4 ## 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: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 1.6.4 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-12 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.tarsnap.com/spiped.html - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage spiped is the Tarsnap secure pipe daemon, a small Unix-style tool for making encrypted and authenticated pipes between socket addresses with a pre-shared symmetric key. ### Project history The official Tarsnap page presents spiped as a simple C implementation, with project development taking place in the Tarsnap GitHub repository. The GitHub repository was created in May 2015. ### Adoption history spiped is packaged broadly for a small security/networking daemon. The input facts list Alpine, Homebrew, Debian, Nix, Arch, and Ubuntu packages, reflecting demand for a scriptable alternative to heavier tunneling setups. ### How it is used The official examples show generating a 32-byte random key with `dd`, running `spiped` in daemon mode on one host, and using `spiped` or `spipe` on the client side. One documented pattern protects SSH by placing the key in `/etc/ssh/spiped.key` on the server and referencing a per-host key from `~/.ssh/config` via ProxyCommand. ### Why package nerds care Package maintainers care about spiped because it is intentionally small, does one network-security job, and exposes a clean CLI/daemon surface that composes with sockets, init systems, and OpenSSH configuration. ### Timeline - 2014: Official release list includes spiped 1.4.0 on August 28. - 2015: GitHub repository created in May. - 2017: Official release list includes spiped 1.6.0. - 2025: Official release list includes spiped 1.6.4 on April 2. ### Related projects - Tarsnap - kivaloo - OpenSSH ProxyCommand - ssh -L ### Sources - - - - input source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for spiped. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Credential files - Unix: keyfile, /etc/ssh/spiped.key, ~/.ssh/spiped_HOSTNAME_key ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** spiped - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - spiped - 1.6.3-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: spiped from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | create secure pipes between socket addresses | https://www.tarsnap.com/spiped.html - Nix - spiped: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sp/spiped/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - spiped - 1.6.2-3build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: spiped from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | create secure pipes between socket addresses | https://www.tarsnap.com/spiped.html - apk - spiped - 1.6.4-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: spiped from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Encrypted network pipe utility | https://www.tarsnap.com/spiped.html - pacman - spiped - 1.6.4-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: spiped from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Secure pipe daemon | https://www.tarsnap.com/spiped.html ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Security and crypto packages](https://pkg.so/security-crypto-tools/) - Matched security, identity, cryptography, password, signing, or certificate metadata. - [Web development packages](https://pkg.so/web-dev-tools/) - Matched web development metadata. - [openssl@4](https://pkg.so/brew/openssl-4/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [openldap](https://pkg.so/brew/openldap/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: authentication, cli, networking. - [srt](https://pkg.so/brew/srt/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, encryption, networking. - [net-snmp](https://pkg.so/brew/net-snmp/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, daemon, networking. - [gsasl](https://pkg.so/brew/gsasl/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: authentication, cli, networking. - [passt](https://pkg.so/brew/passt/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, daemon, networking. - [transmission-cli](https://pkg.so/brew/transmission-cli/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, daemon, networking. - [msmtp](https://pkg.so/brew/msmtp/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, daemon, networking. - [knot](https://pkg.so/brew/knot/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, daemon, networking. - [bozohttpd](https://pkg.so/brew/bozohttpd/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, daemon, networking, openssl, openssl-4. - [fastd](https://pkg.so/brew/fastd/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, daemon, networking, openssl, openssl-4. - [uftp](https://pkg.so/brew/uftp/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, encryption, networking, openssl, openssl-4. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/spiped.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/spiped.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph