# Install reaver with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, pacman, scoop, winget

Implements brute force attack to recover WPA/WPA2 passkeys. Version 1.6.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install reaver.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:reaver
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install reaver
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install reaver
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: security/reaver/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install reaver
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: reaver from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install reaver
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: reaver from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S reaver
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: reaver from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/wash
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/wash.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id wasmCloud.wash -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: wasmCloud.wash from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:reaver
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 1.6.6
- **Source summary:** Implements brute force attack to recover WPA/WPA2 passkeys
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/t6x/reaver-wps-fork-t6x>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/t6x/reaver-wps-fork-t6x>
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- reaver (alias)
- wash (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 1.6.6

## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - reaver - 1.6.6-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: reaver from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | brute force attack tool against Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN number | https://github.com/t6x/reaver-wps-fork-t6x
- Ubuntu apt - reaver - 1.6.6-2build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: reaver from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | brute force attack tool against Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN number | https://github.com/t6x/reaver-wps-fork-t6x
- dnf - reaver - 1.6.6-18.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: reaver from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Brute force attack against Wifi Protected Setup | https://github.com/t6x/reaver-wps-fork-t6x
- pacman - reaver - 1.6.6-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: reaver from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Brute force attack against Wifi Protected Setup | https://github.com/t6x/reaver-wps-fork-t6x
- MacPorts - reaver: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: security/reaver/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - main/wash: installed executable or alias match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/wash.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - wasmCloud.wash: installed executable or alias match | Windows Package Manager source index: wasmCloud.wash from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/reaver.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/reaver.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph