macOS
Homebrew已验证 · 100%
brew install macosvpnlocal Homebrew formula metadata
安装
其他安装命令
概览
软件包摘要
Create Mac OS VPNs programmatically
项目链接
命令和别名
- macosvpn
历史
项目历史与用法
macosvpn is a Swift command-line tool for creating and deleting macOS VPN network services programmatically. The README documents support for L2TP over IPSec and Cisco IPSec configurations.
项目历史
The official repository was created in July 2014. The README's own history section says the implementation began from research into Apple's networking discussions and practical examples for manipulating VPN configuration, shared secrets, traffic routing, and System Keychain entries.
The project packages that undocumented macOS VPN configuration knowledge into a CLI with create and delete commands. Its README emphasizes that administrator privileges are required because VPN passwords are stored in the System Keychain, and it explicitly chooses sudo over a separate HelperTool.
采用历史
macosvpn is distributed through Homebrew according to both the README and the batch input, and the README also points users to compiled GitHub release binaries. Repository metadata captured during this run showed several hundred GitHub stars and dozens of forks, indicating durable adoption among Mac administrators and automation users.
使用方式
Typical usage is `sudo macosvpn create --l2tp <name> --endpoint <host> --username <user> --password <password> --sharedsecret <secret>` or the Cisco IPSec variant. The README also documents flags such as `--force`, `--split`, disconnect behavior options, repeated arguments for creating multiple VPNs, and `macosvpn delete` for removing one or more services.
为什么软件包爱好者会关心
macosvpn is significant because VPN profiles are often part of fleet setup, CI test machines, and repeatable laptop provisioning, but macOS historically made this hard to automate with plain shell tools. A Homebrew-installable CLI gives package nerds a way to put VPN setup next to the rest of a bootstrap script.
时间线
- 2014: Official GitHub repository created.
- 2017: 0.3.x releases covered macOS High Sierra.
- 2019: 1.0.0 release published for macOS Catalina.
- 2022: 2.0.0 Ventura release published.
Related projects
- The README mentions Apple's SystemConfiguration preferences, the System Keychain, sudo, Xcode builds, and related helper libraries Moderator and PrettyColors.
来源
安全态势
风险级别：绿色
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
风险分类器
绿色 风险 · 低 置信度 · appliance
原因
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
信号
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
安装行为
- 未记录 Homebrew bottle 元数据。
建议审查
在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
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.
- macOS
/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/preferences.plist
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- macOS
/Library/Keychains/System.keychain
可执行文件
已安装的可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
macosvpn | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
新鲜度
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页面生成时间2026-08-03
管理器版本2.0.0
管理器更新时间
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安装元数据
软件包元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:macosvpn |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 2.0.0 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 主页 | https://github.com/halo/macosvpn |
| 仓库 | https://github.com/halo/macosvpn |
| Bottle | 未记录 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
来源线索
由仓库数据生成
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
使用的来源
- 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