macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
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Install spiffe-helper with Homebrew, Nix
Tool that can be used to retrieve and manage SVIDs on behalf of a workload. Version 0.11.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#spiffe-helper.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#spiffe-helpernixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sp/spiffe-helper/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Tool that can be used to retrieve and manage SVIDs on behalf of a workload
Project links
Commands and aliases
- spiffe-helper
history
Project history and usage
SPIFFE Helper is a small command-line utility in the SPIFFE ecosystem for fetching and renewing SVID material from the SPIFFE Workload API on behalf of another process.
Project history
The public GitHub repository was created in October 2017. Its README describes the tool as a helper that fetches X.509 SVID certificates, launches or signals a process that uses them, and refreshes certificates before expiry.
Adoption history
Its package-manager footprint is niche but practical: the input records Homebrew and Nix packages, matching the kind of operator tool that appears in Unix package sets once workload identity moves from platform design into day-to-day deployment.
How it is used
Typical use is `spiffe-helper -config <config_file>`, with `helper.conf` as the documented default. The README documents daemon and one-shot modes, file output under a configured certificate directory, and integration patterns where a supervisor such as systemd owns the real service.
Why package nerds care
Package maintainers care about SPIFFE Helper because it turns SPIFFE/SPIRE workload identity into ordinary files and signals: a familiar Unix packaging surface for certificates, keys, bundles, and reload hooks.
Timeline
- 2017: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2025: v0.10.0 added health-server related changes in the release notes.
- 2025: v0.11.0 release notes include a new `-version` flag.
Related projects
- SPIFFE
- SPIRE
- go-spiffe
- systemd
- ghostunnel
Sources
- https://api.github.com/repos/spiffe/spiffe-helper
- https://github.com/spiffe/spiffe-helper
- https://github.com/spiffe/spiffe-helper/releases
- input source_facts.package-manager
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.
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.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
helper.conf
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
certs/svid.pemcerts/svid_key.pemcerts/svid_bundle.pemcerts/jwt_svid.tokencerts/bundle.json
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
spiffe-helper | 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 version0.11.0
manager updated2026-07-26
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:spiffe-helper |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/spiffe/spiffe-helper |
| Repository | https://github.com/spiffe/spiffe-helper |
| Last updated | 2026-07-26T04:03:44+02:00 |
| 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.
Nix95%
spiffe-helper
nix profile install nixpkgs#spiffe-helper- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Spiffe Helper
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
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation