minisign ☆
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Description:
Sign files & verify signatures. Works with signify in OpenBSD
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Security
Tags: security cryptography signing verification cli
Install: brew install minisign
About:
Minisign is a tool for signing files and verifying digital signatures using Ed25519 public-key cryptography. It provides a simple, secure alternative to GPG for signing software releases and other artifacts. The tool is designed to be fast, minimal, and compatible with OpenBSD's signify utility.
Key Features:
  • Ed25519 public-key signatures
  • Simple and minimal command-line interface
  • Compatible with OpenBSD signify
  • Pre-hashed file verification
Use Cases:
  • Signing software release tarballs or binaries
  • Verifying downloaded files for integrity and authenticity
Alternatives:
  • GnuPG (GPG) – GPG is a full-featured PGP implementation with a larger trust model and complexity, whereas Minisign focuses solely on simple Ed25519 signatures.
  • OpenBSD signify – Minisign is a portable, standalone implementation of signify, offering the same core functionality on non-OpenBSD systems.
Version History
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Sep 15, 2025 10:48pm 0 VERSION_BUMP a700fbe5
Jan 16, 2025 9:46pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 3efc79a0
Jan 16, 2025 3:30pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 3596a1d4
Sep 14, 2024 4:16am 1 VERSION_BUMP 5bccd7e5
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