macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install tlsxlocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install tlsx with Homebrew, Nix
Fast and configurable TLS grabber focused on TLS based data collection. Version 1.3.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-02. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#tlsx.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#tlsxnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/tl/tlsx/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Fast and configurable TLS grabber focused on TLS based data collection
Project links
Commands and aliases
- tlsx
history
Project history and usage
tlsx is a ProjectDiscovery command-line TLS data gathering and analysis tool. Its official README describes it as a fast, configurable TLS grabber for collecting and analyzing TLS-based data.
Project history
The project belongs to the ProjectDiscovery security-tooling ecosystem rather than to the older Unix system-administration lineage. The README positions it around practical TLS reconnaissance features: multiple connection modes, certificate fields, TLS version and cipher inspection, JARM and JA3 fingerprints, and misconfiguration checks.
The tool has broadened beyond one-shot host probing. Current official documentation also describes Certificate Transparency log streaming, allowing tlsx to act as a near-real-time feed of newly issued certificates and host metadata.
Adoption history
In package-manager terms, tlsx is still a specialist security package: the supplied source facts list Homebrew and Nix packages, matching its audience of operators who compose recon tools from the shell rather than installing a desktop scanner.
How it is used
The documented usage model is pipeline-friendly. tlsx accepts hosts, IPs, CIDRs, ASNs, URLs, ports, and files; emits text or JSON; and the README explicitly demonstrates piping certificate-derived names into dnsx and httpx for follow-on discovery.
Common package-nerd use is to install it as a small CLI in a security toolbox, feed it asset lists, and use JSON lines with jq or other ProjectDiscovery tools for automation.
Why package nerds care
tlsx matters to package-focused CLI users because it turns TLS inspection into a composable Unix-style command. Its value is less about being a general TLS library and more about packaging certificate, cipher, fingerprint, and CT-log collection behind one installable executable.
Timeline
- 2022: Official README examples showed tlsx v0.0.1 output and JSON scan records.
- 2025: GitHub release notes for v1.2.0 documented Certificate Transparency log streaming support.
- 2026: The batch source facts list tlsx in Homebrew and Nix.
Related projects
- ProjectDiscovery dnsx and httpx are shown in the tlsx README as downstream tools for filtering discovered DNS names and probing active web services.
- The README acknowledges zcrypto, cfssl, and ciphersuite.info as supporting components for TLS modes and cipher classification.
Sources
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/tlsx#readme
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/tlsx/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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
tlsx | 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 version1.3.0
manager updated2026-08-02
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:tlsx |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/projectdiscovery/tlsx |
| Repository | https://github.com/projectdiscovery/tlsx |
| Last updated | 2026-08-02T22:09:01Z |
| 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%
tlsx
nix profile install nixpkgs#tlsx- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tlsx
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 package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation