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Install reop with Homebrew
Encrypted keypair management. Version 2.1.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-27.
install
Additional install commands
overview
Package summary
Encrypted keypair management
Project links
Commands and aliases
- reop
history
Project history and usage
reop, short for reasonable expectation of privacy, is a minimalist command-line tool for signatures and file encryption.
Project history
The README frames reop as an extension of ideas from signify rather than an OpenPGP clone. It was written by Ted Unangst and uses NaCl/libsodium primitives for signing and encryption.
Adoption history
reop was adopted mainly by BSD and Homebrew-style packaging channels as a compact alternative to larger tools such as GnuPG or OpenSSL for simple signing and encryption workflows. Homebrew packages version 2.1.1 from a ports distfile and marks it unmaintained.
How it is used
The manual documents modes for generating keys, encrypting, decrypting, signing, and verifying. It searches ~/.reop for default key files named seckey, pubkey, and pubkeyring, while command-line options can point to explicit key and message files.
Why package nerds care
reop is notable to package maintainers because it is a small cryptographic CLI with a tight dependency story around libsodium, explicit limits, a simple trust model, and source releases that remain useful even without broad ecosystem adoption.
Timeline
- 2014: reop.1 carries an Mdoc date of March 16, 2014.
- 1.0: README history records the initial release.
- 1.1.1: README history records binary encrypted messages via the -b option.
- 2.1: README history records a more secure encrypted message format as the default.
- 2.1.1: Homebrew packages this version from the ports distfile.
Related projects
- The README names signify as an influence and libsodium/NaCl as the cryptographic foundation.
Sources
- GitHub unkaktus/reop README.
- Homebrew formula metadata for reop.
- reop README and reop.1 from the 2.1.1 source tarball.
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:encrypt
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.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.reop/seckey~/.reop/pubkey~/.reop/pubkeyring
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
reop | 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 version2.1.1
manager updated2026-06-27
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:reop |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://web.archive.org/web/20251224210131/https://flak.tedunangst.com/post/reop |
| Last updated | 2026-06-27T18:58:57-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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 configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation