macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install scryptlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install scryptMacPorts ports tree · security/scrypt/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 7996
Install scrypt with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Encrypt and decrypt files using memory-hard password function. Version 1.3.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-12. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install libscrypt-kdf-dev.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install scryptDebian stable package indexes · scrypt · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#scryptnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sc/scrypt/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S scryptArch Linux sync databases · scrypt · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install scryptopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · scrypt · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Encrypt and decrypt files using memory-hard password function
Project links
Commands and aliases
- scrypt
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for scrypt. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
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
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
scrypt | 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 version1.3.3
manager updated2026-05-12
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:scrypt |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.tarsnap.com/scrypt.html |
| Repository | https://github.com/Tarsnap/scrypt |
| Last updated | 2026-05-12T21:44:37Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none 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%
libscrypt-kdf-dev 1.3.3-1
Development library for encryption using scrypt for key derivation
https://www.tarsnap.com/scrypt.html
sudo apt install libscrypt-kdf-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: scrypt
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Scrypt
Debian apt95%
libscrypt-kdf1 1.3.3-1
Shared library for encryption using scrypt for key derivation
https://www.tarsnap.com/scrypt.html
sudo apt install libscrypt-kdf1- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: scrypt
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Scrypt
Debian apt95%
scrypt 1.3.3-1
File encryption utility using scrypt for key derivation
https://www.tarsnap.com/scrypt.html
sudo apt install scrypt- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Scrypt
Nix95%
scrypt
nix profile install nixpkgs#scrypt- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Scrypt
Ubuntu apt95%
libscrypt-kdf-dev 1.3.2-1build2
Development library for encryption using scrypt for key derivation
https://www.tarsnap.com/scrypt.html
sudo apt install libscrypt-kdf-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: scrypt
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Scrypt
Ubuntu apt95%
libscrypt-kdf1 1.3.2-1build2
Shared library for encryption using scrypt for key derivation
https://www.tarsnap.com/scrypt.html
sudo apt install libscrypt-kdf1- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: scrypt
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Scrypt
Ubuntu apt95%
scrypt 1.3.2-1build2
File encryption utility using scrypt for key derivation
https://www.tarsnap.com/scrypt.html
sudo apt install scrypt- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Scrypt
pacman95%
scrypt 1.3.3-1
key derivation function and encryption utility
https://www.tarsnap.com/scrypt.html
sudo pacman -S scrypt- License: BSD
- Architecture: x86_64
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Scrypt
zypper95%
scrypt 1.3.3-1.5
Password-based encryption utility using the scrypt key derivation function
https://www.tarsnap.com/scrypt.html
sudo zypper install scrypt- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Productivity/Networking/Security
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: scrypt
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Scrypt
MacPorts95%
scrypt
sudo port install scrypt- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Scrypt
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.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation