Is whois safe to use?

whois has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (0.4.1). DepScope rates its health at 61/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of whois?

The latest version of whois is 0.4.1, released 2025-11-22.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of whois.

No, whois is actively maintained. Latest release: 0.4.1 (2025-11-22).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for whois at this time.

hexv0.4.1

Pure Elixir WHOIS client and parser.

License MITpermissive10 versions2 maintainers0 deps395 weekly dl

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 61/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

15/25

maintenance

3/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

3/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

curl https://depscope.dev/api/check/hex/whois

First published · 2016-04-10T15:15:59.176514Z

Last updated · 2025-11-22T14:40:43.139582Z