Minisign Frank Denis
winget install --id=jedisct1.minisign -e Minisign is a dead simple tool to sign files and verify signatures. It is portable, lightweight, and uses the highly secure Ed25519 public-key signature system.
Minisign is a tool designed to sign files and verify digital signatures securely and efficiently. It leverages the Ed25519 public-key signature system for high security and performance while maintaining simplicity and portability.
Key Features:
- Ed25519 Security: Uses the highly secure Ed25519 cryptographic algorithm for signing and verification.
- Portability and Lightweight Design: Minisign is designed to be small, fast, and easy to deploy across platforms.
- Key Pair Generation: Creates public/private key pairs for signing and verifying signatures.
- Signature Verification Compatibility: Supports verification of signatures created with other tools like Signify.
- Deterministic Signatures: Produces consistent signatures for the same input, enhancing reliability.
- Cross-Language Implementations: Available in multiple programming languages, including Rust, Go, and JavaScript.
Audience & Benefit: Ideal for developers, system administrators, and security professionals who need a reliable, efficient tool to manage file integrity and authenticity. Minisign simplifies secure file operations without the complexity of traditional tools like PGP or GPG, enabling seamless integration into workflows. It can be installed via winget for easy setup on supported platforms.
