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easy-rsa for Mac

CLI utility to build and manage a PKI CA

Quick answer: easy-rsa is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install easy-rsa. It is distributed under the GPL-2.0-only licence. It has 152 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What easy-rsa is

easy-rsa is a command-line tool for macOS: CLI utility to build and manage a PKI CA.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/OpenVPN/easy-rsa.

How to install easy-rsa

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install easy-rsa.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install easy-rsa on Mac?

Run brew install easy-rsa in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is easy-rsa open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the GPL-2.0-only licence.

Does easy-rsa run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is easy-rsa?

It was installed 152 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #2813 in this catalogue.

What version of easy-rsa is current?

The latest packaged version is 3.2.7.