Is node-forge safe to use?

node-forge has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.4.0). DepScope rates its health at 89/100 (low risk).

What is the latest version of node-forge?

The latest version of node-forge is 1.4.0, released 2026-03-24.

Does node-forge have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of node-forge.

Is node-forge deprecated?

No, node-forge is actively maintained. Latest release: 1.4.0 (2026-03-24).

What are alternatives to node-forge?

Popular alternatives to node-forge in npm include: ?, semver, minimatch, debug, brace-expansion.

What license does node-forge use?

node-forge is licensed under (BSD-3-Clause OR GPL-2.0).

node-forge

npmv1.4.0

JavaScript implementations of network transports, cryptography, ciphers, PKI, message digests, and various utilities.

License (BSD-3-Clause OR GPL-2.0)permissive134 versions3 maintainers0 deps34,982,655 weekly dl

digitalbazaar/forge

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 89/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

9/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

📦

Bundle Size

274.7 KBminified

71.9 KB gzipped

0 direct dependencies

side effects

🌟

TypeScript

7/10typed

Types from @types/node-forge (DefinitelyTyped)

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.80critical

Download trend

stable(-0.9%)

Publish security

npm signed

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

API access

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