Who is brachinus for?

brachinus is an open-source project built for developers and system administrators.

Yes — brachinus is open source under the GPLv2 license and free to use.

What platforms does brachinus run on?

brachinus runs on the command line.

Is brachinus still maintained?

Unverified. brachinus has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to brachinus?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include CargoBeacon Admin, Mercuto, and Brows3.

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brachinus

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brachinus is an open-source command-line library for encrypting files and directories using AES-256 CBC. It supports both individual file encryption and batch operations, making it suitable for developers and sysadmins needing robust file security.

Open SourceGPLv2 licenseCLI

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Overview

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In the Other infrastructure space, brachinus takes a focused approach. It focuses on securing files and directories with strong AES-256 CBC encryption via a command-line interface. brachinus is an open-source project aimed at developers and system administrators. brachinus is open source under the GPLv2 license. It ships for the command line.

brachinus first shipped in 2025. Key capabilities include AES-256 encryption, batch operations, and file encryption.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

AES-256 encryption
Batch operations
File encryption
Directory encryption
CLI interface

Built with & integrations

Runs on

CLI

Trust & compliance

License

GPLv2 license

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen Source

Indexing history

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Indexed28 Jun · 13:50 UTC
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Frequently asked questions about brachinus

What does brachinus do?: Brachinus focuses on securing files and directories with strong AES-256 CBC encryption via a command-line interface. It is catalogued under Other infrastructure on PulseGate.
Who is brachinus for?: brachinus is an open-source project built for developers and system administrators.
Is brachinus free?: Yes — brachinus is open source under the GPLv2 license and free to use.
What platforms does brachinus run on?: brachinus runs on the command line.
Is brachinus still maintained?: Unverified. brachinus has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to brachinus?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include CargoBeacon Admin, Mercuto, and Brows3.CargoBeacon Admin Mercuto Brows3
When did brachinus launch?: brachinus first shipped in 2025.
Is brachinus open source?: Yes — brachinus is open source under the GPLv2 license.

At a glance

Platforms: Cli
Languages: English
License: GPLv2 license
Built for: developers and system administrators
Model: Open source
Solves: Securing files and directories with strong AES-256 CBC encryption via a command-line interface.

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Identity confidence: Low · 64
Indexed: 28 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Unverified
Last seen: 28 Jun 2026

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Slug: brachinus-pypi-org
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 28 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 28 Jun 2026
Canonical URL: https://pypi.org/project/brachinus

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