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Install gauth with Homebrew, apk

Google Authenticator in your terminal. Version 1.5.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-25. Also installable with apk: sudo apk add gauth.

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macOS

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brew install gauth

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overview

Package summary

Google Authenticator in your terminal

Commands and aliases

  • gauth

history

Project history and usage

gauth is a small command-line authenticator for time-based one-time passwords. Its README frames the project as a terminal replacement for Google Authenticator.

Project history

The official GitHub repository was created in 2013 and is maintained as a Go command-line tool. The README documents installation through Homebrew or `go install`, a plain text account file, optional OpenSSL-based encryption, and compatibility reports for common services.

Adoption history

Official adoption evidence is modest and mostly visible through packaging and repository activity. The tool is packaged by Homebrew and Alpine, and the README invites users to report additional service compatibility results.

How it is used

Users store one secret per line in `~/.config/gauth.csv` using `name:secret` entries or otpauth URLs, restrict file permissions, and run `gauth` to display previous, current, and next codes. The CLI also supports printing a single key, bare output for scripting, adding and removing keys, and retrieving an account secret.

Why package nerds care

gauth matters to package-manager users as a deliberately small security CLI: one binary plus a user-managed local secrets file. It represents the Unix preference for inspectable text configuration and shell-friendly output in a domain often dominated by mobile apps.

Timeline

  • 2013: The official GitHub repository was created.
  • 2010s: The README documented use with Homebrew, Go installation, and multiple online services.
  • 2020s: The project remains available as a packaged Go TOTP CLI.

Related projects

  • The README points users who need to interpret QR codes toward gauthQR. The project is conceptually related to Google Authenticator-compatible TOTP tools and the otpauth URI format.

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

CommandKindExposureNote
gauthexecutableindexed executableDiscovered 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 version1.5.0
manager updated2026-07-25
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:gauth
Version1.5.0
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/pcarrier/gauth
Repositoryhttps://github.com/pcarrier/gauth
Last updated2026-07-25T20:55:21-04:00
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

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apk95%

gauth 1.5.0-r15

Replacement for Google Authenticator

https://github.com/pcarrier/gauth

sudo apk add gauth
  • License: ISC
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: gauth
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Gauth
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gauth from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

package graph

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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.

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