Is IO-Socket-SSL safe to use?

IO-Socket-SSL has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (2.098). DepScope rates its health at 52/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of IO-Socket-SSL?

The latest version of IO-Socket-SSL is 2.098, released 2026-01-06.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of IO-Socket-SSL.

No, IO-Socket-SSL is actively maintained. Latest release: 2.098 (2026-01-06).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for IO-Socket-SSL at this time.

IO-Socket-SSL is licensed under perl_5.

cpanv2.098

Nearly transparent SSL encapsulation for IO::Socket::INET.

License perl_51 versions1 maintainers3 deps

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 52/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

15/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

3/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

2

Contributors (12m)

3

Primary author dominance

83%

GitHub stars

40

Dependencies (3)

API access

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Last updated · 2026-01-06T19:20:57