macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
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Install chain-bench with Homebrew, Nix
Software supply chain auditing tool based on CIS benchmark. Version 0.1.10 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-27. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#chain-bench.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#chain-benchnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ch/chain-bench/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Software supply chain auditing tool based on CIS benchmark
Project links
Commands and aliases
- chain-bench
history
Project history and usage
Chain-bench is Aqua Security's open-source CLI for auditing software supply-chain posture against the CIS Software Supply Chain Security Guide. Its history is bound to the 2022 CIS/Aqua push to make supply-chain controls measurable across source code, build pipelines, dependencies, artifacts, and deployment.
Project history
Aqua announced Chain-bench on June 22, 2022 alongside the CIS Software Supply Chain Security Guide, describing it as an open-source auditing tool for the new CIS guidelines. The official README says Chain-bench scans the software delivery lifecycle from code time through deploy time and implements CIS Software Supply Chain Benchmark checks.
Adoption history
The official README documents installation through Homebrew, Nix, Docker, GitHub releases, and GitHub Actions, with GitLab CI support described as beta. Aqua's July 2022 blog also listed GitHub Action, Docker image, executable releases, and NixOS package routes, showing the project was designed to be consumed both locally and in CI.
How it is used
Users provide a repository URL and an SCM access token, then run chain-bench scan to collect organization, repository, branch protection, member, and pipeline settings and report pass/fail results for CIS controls. The README documents GitHub and GitLab SCM support, personal access token requirements, Docker usage, and CI integration.
Why package nerds care
Chain-bench is interesting to package maintainers because it packages a compliance benchmark as a CLI, Docker image, GitHub Action, and distro package instead of only as a SaaS feature. That makes it part of the post-SolarWinds/log4j supply-chain tooling wave where checklists became runnable developer tools.
Timeline
- 2022: Aqua and CIS released the Software Supply Chain Security Guide and Aqua unveiled Chain-bench.
- 2022: Aqua published a getting-started blog for auditing CIS compliance with Chain-bench.
- 2026: The README documents Brew, Nix, Docker, release binaries, GitHub Actions, and beta GitLab CI usage.
Related projects
- Chain-bench is related to the CIS Software Supply Chain Security Guide, Aqua Vulnerability Database compliance checks, Trivy-family Aqua open-source tooling, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and SCM platforms such as GitHub and GitLab.
Sources
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 bottle metadata was recorded.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
chain-bench | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version0.1.10
manager updated2026-07-27
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:chain-bench |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.10 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/aquasecurity/chain-bench |
| Repository | https://github.com/aquasecurity/chain-bench |
| Last updated | 2026-07-27T19:20:58+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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%
chain-bench
nix profile install nixpkgs#chain-bench- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Chain Bench
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
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation