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HawkScan is a powerful dynamic application security testing scanner that helps you identify vulnerabilities in your web applications and APIs. It can run in any environment - from your local development machine to CI/CD pipelines and production servers.
Select your preferred installation method below to get started.
Install with Homebrew (macOS)
The quickest way to install HawkScan on macOS is with Homebrew. Tap the StackHawk formulae, trust the tap, then install the hawk CLI:
brew tap stackhawk/cli
brew trust stackhawk/cli
brew install hawk
Homebrew always installs the latest stable version. To update an existing installation, run brew upgrade hawk. brew trust tells Homebrew it may load formulae from this third-party tap — required when HOMEBREW_REQUIRE_TAP_TRUST is set, and mandatory for all non-official taps in Homebrew 6.0.0 (or 5.2.0).
Install with a Script (Linux, macOS, Windows, CI/CD)
The hawk CLI install scripts download the latest release for your OS and architecture, check its SHA-256 checksum, and install hawk to ~/.hawk/bin (%USERPROFILE%\.hawk\bin on Windows) with no sudo or administrator access. They are the recommended way to install HawkScan on Linux and in CI/CD pipelines. The scripts don't change your PATH, so the second line of each example adds the install directory to the PATH of your current shell.
macOS and Linux
curl -fsSL https://download.stackhawk.com/hawk/install.sh | sh
export PATH="$HOME/.hawk/bin:$PATH"Windows (PowerShell)
irm https://download.stackhawk.com/hawk/install.ps1 | iex
$env:Path = "$env:USERPROFILE\.hawk\bin;$env:Path"Windows (cmd.exe)
curl -fsSL -o "%TEMP%\hawk-install.bat" https://download.stackhawk.com/hawk/install.bat && call "%TEMP%\hawk-install.bat"
set "PATH=%USERPROFILE%\.hawk\bin;%PATH%"
Set HAWK_INSTALL_VERSION to install a specific version (6.0.0 or later), or HAWK_INSTALL_DIR to choose the install directory. See Install with a Script for details, and Automate (CI/CD) for pipeline examples.
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If you encounter any issues with downloading or installing HawkScan, please check our system requirements or contact our support team.