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Install pixiewps with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman

Offline Wi-Fi Protected Setup brute-force utility. Version 1.4.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-11. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install pixiewps.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install pixiewps

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add pixiewps

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · pixiewps · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install pixiewps

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install pixiewps

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · pixiewps · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#pixiewps

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S pixiewps

Arch Linux sync databases · pixiewps · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

Offline Wi-Fi Protected Setup brute-force utility

Commands and aliases

  • pixiewps

history

Project history and usage

pixiewps is a C command-line utility for authorized offline testing of WPS implementations vulnerable to Pixie Dust attacks.

Project history

pixiewps grew from work in the Kali Linux community to implement the Pixie Dust attack discovered by Dominique Bongard in summer 2014. Unlike traditional online WPS brute forcing, it exploits weak entropy in vulnerable implementations to test candidate PINs offline.

Adoption history

The input records packages across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch Linux, Alpine, and Nix. Upstream notes that pixiewps has also been included in the official OpenWrt and LEDE repositories since version 1.4.1.

How it is used

Authorized testers provide public keys, enrollee hashes, an authentication session key, and related values captured during a WPS exchange. pixiewps then attempts offline PIN recovery and, for some supported captures, WPA-PSK recovery. The tool documents no persistent application configuration or credential store.

Why package nerds care

pixiewps packages a specialized cryptographic attack into a small C command-line utility. It is commonly paired with wireless-auditing tools such as Reaver or Bully, which can collect the WPS exchange values required for offline analysis.

Timeline

  • 2014: Dominique Bongard disclosed the Pixie Dust attack underlying pixiewps.
  • 2015: The early pixiewps community project became publicly available.
  • Version 1.4.1: pixiewps entered the official OpenWrt and LEDE repositories.

Related projects

  • Reaver
  • Bully
  • OpenWrt
  • LEDE
  • Wi-Fi Protected Setup

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 post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 12 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

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
pixiewpscliglobal executable

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 generated2026-09-19
manager version1.4.2
manager updated2026-09-11
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/wiire-a/pixiewps

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:pixiewps
Version1.4.2
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pixiewps
Homepagehttps://github.com/wiire-a/pixiewps
Repositoryhttps://github.com/wiire-a/pixiewps
LicenseGPL-3.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://github.com/wiire-a/pixiewps/releases/download/v1.4.2/pixiewps-1.4.2.tar.xz
Last updated2026-09-11T04:13:43Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesopenssl@3
Bottleavailable (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namepixiewps
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

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%

pixiewps 1.4.2-5

Offline WPS bruteforce tool

https://github.com/wiire/pixiewps

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

pixiewps

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

pixiewps 1.4.2-5

Offline WPS bruteforce tool

https://github.com/wiire/pixiewps

sudo apt install pixiewps
  • Section: universe/net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pixiewps
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pixiewps from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

pixiewps 1.4.2-r2

An offline WPS bruteforce utility

https://github.com/wiire-a/pixiewps

sudo apk add pixiewps
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: pixiewps
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pixiewps
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pixiewps from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

pixiewps-doc 1.4.2-r2

An offline WPS bruteforce utility (documentation)

https://github.com/wiire-a/pixiewps

sudo apk add pixiewps-doc
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: pixiewps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pixiewps
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pixiewps-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

pixiewps 1.4.2-23.fc45

An offline Wi-Fi Protected Setup brute-force utility

https://github.com/wiire-a/pixiewps

sudo dnf install pixiewps
  • License: GPL-3.0-only
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: pixiewps
  • 5 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pixiewps
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pixiewps from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/652278618dec9c023176a80c435a32a2c8154869fb0eb662c267a54df28d77d9-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

pixiewps 1.4.2-4

Offline bruteforce of the WPS pin exploiting the low or non-existing entropy of some APs

https://github.com/wiire/pixiewps

sudo pacman -S pixiewps
  • License: GPL3
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 2 dependencies
  • 2 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pixiewps
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: pixiewps from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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source trail

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This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

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  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
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