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 57/100 (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.

Does IO-Socket-SSL have known vulnerabilities?

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

Is IO-Socket-SSL deprecated?

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

What are alternatives to IO-Socket-SSL?

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

What license does IO-Socket-SSL use?

IO-Socket-SSL is licensed under perl_5.

IO-Socket-SSL

cpanv2.098

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

License perl_51 versions1 maintainers3 deps

noxxi/p5-io-socket-ssl

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Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (57/100) — consider alternatives

Moderate health score (57/100) — verify manually

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

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

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (3)

Net::SSLeay Scalar::Util ExtUtils::MakeMaker

API access

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Last updated · 2026-01-06T19:20:57