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LetsEncrypt/acme client implemented as a shell-script. Version 0.7.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
LetsEncrypt/acme client implemented as a shell-script
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Commands and aliases
- dehydrated
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Project history and usage
dehydrated is a shell-script ACME client for obtaining and renewing TLS certificates from ACME certificate authorities such as Let's Encrypt and ZeroSSL.
Project history
The README describes dehydrated as a relatively simple bash-compatible client that uses OpenSSL for key and certificate handling and common Unix tools such as cURL, sed, grep, awk, and mktemp for the rest. It supports ACME v1 and ACME v2, including wildcard certificates.
The release history starts with v0.1.0 in April 2016, reached v0.5.0 in January 2018, and continued through v0.7.2 in May 2025. The README notes that the repository is officially maintained by ZeroSSL.
Adoption history
dehydrated became a package-manager-friendly ACME client because it is a single script with familiar Unix dependencies. Homebrew packages it, and the upstream documentation is built around editable config files, domains.txt, hooks, cron-style renewal, and existing web-server integration.
How it is used
Administrators use dehydrated to register an ACME account, list certificate names in domains.txt, configure an HTTP, DNS, or TLS-ALPN challenge, and run `dehydrated -c` from cron or another scheduler. The man page emphasizes that certificates are normally stored under the configured certificate directory and renewed regularly.
Why package nerds care
dehydrated is significant because it shows the Unix-shell version of ACME automation: no daemon, no embedded web server, and no large runtime. For packagers and sysadmins, that makes it easy to audit, patch, hook into local deployment scripts, and run on minimal systems.
Timeline
- 2016: v0.1.0 is published.
- 2018: v0.5.0 is published and the man page records 2015-2018 authorship.
- 2020: v0.7.0 is published.
- 2025: v0.7.2 is published.
Related projects
- dehydrated belongs to the ACME client ecosystem around Let's Encrypt, ZeroSSL, OpenSSL, and web-server or DNS-provider hook scripts.
Sources
- https://github.com/dehydrated-io/dehydrated
- https://github.com/dehydrated-io/dehydrated/tree/master/docs
- https://github.com/dehydrated-io/dehydrated/blob/master/docs/man/dehydrated.1
- https://github.com/dehydrated-io/dehydrated/blob/master/docs/examples/config
- https://github.com/dehydrated-io/dehydrated/releases/tag/v0.1.0
- https://github.com/dehydrated-io/dehydrated/releases/tag/v0.5.0
- https://github.com/dehydrated-io/dehydrated/releases/tag/v0.7.0
- https://github.com/dehydrated-io/dehydrated/releases/tag/v0.7.2
- https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dehydrated
security posture
Risk level: yellow
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- text:encrypt,client
- text:shell
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.
local files
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.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
/etc/dehydrated/config/usr/local/etc/dehydrated/config$PWD/config$SCRIPTDIR/config
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
${BASEDIR}/accounts
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
dehydrated | 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 version0.7.2
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:dehydrated |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://dehydrated.io |
| Repository | https://github.com/dehydrated-io/dehydrated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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
- Nucleus package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation