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superagent npm: Security Review and Safe HTTP Requests
SuperAgent is a mature HTTP client for Node.js, but old versions carry prototype pollution and information-exposure flaws. Here is a practical security review.
Aug 17, 20256 min read
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react-native-video-processing: Status, Risks, and Alternatives
A security-minded look at react-native-video-processing: what the library does, its maintenance status, the native dependency risk, and what to use instead.
Aug 12, 20256 min read
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form-data npm Package: Usage, Health, and Security Review
The form-data npm package builds multipart request bodies for half the Node.js ecosystem — and its 2025 predictable-boundary CVE showed how a one-line randomness choice becomes an injection primitive.
Aug 12, 20256 min read
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Is the ioredis npm Package Secure? A Practical Review
The ioredis npm package is a solid, well-maintained Redis client, but most real risk lives in how you configure the connection rather than in the library code itself.
Aug 12, 20255 min read
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Angular CDK: What Ships in @angular/cdk and Keeping It Current
The angular cdk npm package is the behavior layer under Angular Material — overlays, a11y, drag-drop, virtual scroll. Knowing what is inside and how its versioning works keeps upgrades boring.
Aug 11, 20257 min read
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Open Source Maintainer Succession Planning: A Supply Chain Imperative
When a solo maintainer disappears, entire dependency chains are at risk. How organizations should approach succession planning for critical open source projects.
Aug 10, 20256 min read
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@angular-eslint/schematics: Is the Angular ESLint Setup Package Safe?
A security review of @angular-eslint/schematics: what the package does, its install-time behavior, dependency footprint, and how to adopt it safely in an Angular workspace.
Aug 7, 20256 min read
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Is react-imask Safe to Use? A Security Guide to the React Input Mask
react-imask has no known CVEs and millions of weekly downloads, but its maintenance signals and how you wire it up matter more than its advisory record.
Aug 5, 20256 min read
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Is react-spinners Safe? A Supply Chain Look at the npm Package
react-spinners is a popular zero-dependency loading component library for React. Here is an honest look at what it is and how to keep small npm dependencies safe.
Aug 5, 20255 min read
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