Is mkcert safe to use?

mkcert has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.4.4). DepScope rates its health at 67/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of mkcert?

The latest version of mkcert is 1.4.4, released 2026-02-14.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of mkcert.

No, mkcert is actively maintained. Latest release: 1.4.4 (2026-02-14).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for mkcert at this time.

mkcert is licensed under BSD-3-Clause.

homebrewv1.4.4

Simple tool to make locally trusted development certificates

License BSD-3-Clausepermissive1 versions1 maintainers1 deps4,781 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 67/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

15/25

maintenance

6/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

12/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

1

Contributors (12m)

0

Primary author dominance

0%

GitHub stars

58,677

single active maintainer 3m

Dependencies (1)

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

curl https://depscope.dev/api/check/homebrew/mkcert

Last updated · 2026-02-14T16:02:11Z