Is bcrypt safe to use?

bcrypt has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (6.0.0). DepScope rates its health at 72/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of bcrypt?

The latest version of bcrypt is 6.0.0, released 2025-05-11.

Does bcrypt have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of bcrypt.

Is bcrypt deprecated?

No, bcrypt is actively maintained. Latest release: 6.0.0 (2025-05-11).

What are alternatives to bcrypt?

Popular alternatives to bcrypt in npm include: debug, strip-ansi, lru-cache, ansi-regex, supports-color.

bcrypt

npmv6.0.0

A bcrypt library for NodeJS.

License MITpermissive55 versions5 maintainers2 deps4,672,714 weekly dl

kelektiv/node.bcrypt.js

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 72/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

10/25

maintenance

17/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

5/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

📦

Bundle Size

6.6 KBminified

2.3 KB gzipped

2 direct dependencies

side effects

🌟

TypeScript

7/10typed

Types from @types/bcrypt (DefinitelyTyped)

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Dependencies (2)

node-addon-api node-gyp-build

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