macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install dnsmaplocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 7520
Install dnsmap with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix
Passive DNS network mapper (a.k.a. subdomains bruteforcer). Version 0.36 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install dnsmap.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install dnsmapDebian stable package indexes · dnsmap · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install dnsmapFedora Rawhide package metadata · dnsmap · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#dnsmapnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/dn/dnsmap/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Passive DNS network mapper (a.k.a. subdomains bruteforcer)
Project links
Commands and aliases
- dnsmap
- dnsmap-bulk
history
Project history and usage
dnsmap is a command-line DNS network mapper and subdomain brute-forcer. It is part of the older web-application reconnaissance tradition where small C tools enumerated likely hostnames from wordlists.
Project history
The maintained GitHub repository identifies dnsmap as a resurrected open-source project and preserves the classic dnsmap and dnsmap-bulk tools. Its README describes the utility as a passive DNS network mapper, also known as a subdomains brute-forcer.
dnsmap predates the wave of Go and Python recon frameworks; its appeal was that it was small, scriptable, and close to the Unix style of running a focused tool against a domain and capturing the output.
Adoption history
dnsmap has stronger package-manager persistence than many small recon tools. It appears in Homebrew, Debian and Ubuntu, Fedora/DNF, and Nix, which suggests a long tail of security-training, lab, and audit usage even after newer enumeration tools appeared.
How it is used
Users run dnsmap against a target domain with a wordlist to discover hostnames that resolve. dnsmap-bulk extends that workflow to multiple domains, making the package useful in older penetration-testing scripts and quick DNS inventory passes.
Why package nerds care
dnsmap matters as a preserved recon artifact: package managers keep a small, older DNS brute-forcer installable because it is easy to audit, easy to script, and still teaches the shape of subdomain-enumeration workflows.
Timeline
- 2000s: dnsmap circulates as a compact DNS mapping and subdomain brute-force utility.
- 2010s: Linux security distributions and general-purpose package managers continue carrying dnsmap.
- 2020s: The resurrecting-open-source-projects repository keeps the source available for modern packaging.
Related projects
- Related tools include dnsgen for candidate generation, massdns and other high-speed resolvers for checking large candidate sets, and broader reconnaissance frameworks that automate subdomain discovery.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:network
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
dnsmap | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
dnsmap-bulk | 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 version0.36
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:dnsmap |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.36 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/dnsmap |
| Repository | https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/dnsmap |
| 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.
Debian apt95%
dnsmap 0.36-4
DNS domain name brute forcing tool
https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/dnsmap
sudo apt install dnsmap- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dnsmap
Nix95%
dnsmap
nix profile install nixpkgs#dnsmap- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dnsmap
Ubuntu apt95%
dnsmap 0.36-3
DNS domain name brute forcing tool
https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/dnsmap
sudo apt install dnsmap- Section: universe/net
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dnsmap
dnf95%
dnsmap 0.36-9.fc45
Sub-domains bruteforcer
https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/dnsmap
sudo dnf install dnsmap- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dnsmap
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dnsmap
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