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Install minica with Homebrew, apt, Nix

Small, simple certificate authority. Version 1.1.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-29. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install minica.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install minica

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install minica

Debian stable package indexes · minica · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#minica

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mi/minica/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Small, simple certificate authority

Commands and aliases

  • minica

history

Project history and usage

minica is a small certificate-authority utility from the `jsha/minica` repository. Its README defines the intended trust model narrowly: it is for situations where the CA operator also operates each host that will use the generated certificate.

Project history

The tool automatically creates a root key and certificate and then signs end-entity certificates for requested DNS names or IP addresses. It does not provide OCSP or CRL services, and the README positions it as appropriate for RPC systems or microservices rather than as a public CA or full PKI platform.

How it is used

In practice, minica is used by developers and operators who need local or internal TLS certificates with more structure than a single ad hoc self-signed certificate. The Homebrew package installs a tiny Go-based CLI alternative to heavier internal-CA systems such as step-ca, Vault PKI, or a full ACME deployment when the operator controls both the CA and the hosts.

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
minicaexecutableindexed 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 version1.1.0
manager updated2026-07-29
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:minica
Version1.1.0
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/jsha/minica
Repositoryhttps://github.com/jsha/minica
Last updated2026-07-29T17:04:54+02:00
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone 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%

minica 1.0-2+b16

super micro binary to issue new CAs

https://github.com/paultag/minica

sudo apt install minica
  • Section: devel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: minica
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Minica
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: minica from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

minica

nix profile install nixpkgs#minica
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Minica
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mi/minica/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

minica 1.0-2build1

super micro binary to issue new CAs

https://github.com/paultag/minica

sudo apt install minica
  • Section: universe/devel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Minica
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: minica from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.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