Is pbkdf2 safe to use?

pbkdf2 has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (3.1.6). DepScope rates its health at 92/100 (low risk).

What is the latest version of pbkdf2?

The latest version of pbkdf2 is 3.1.6, released 2026-05-26.

Does pbkdf2 have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of pbkdf2.

Is pbkdf2 deprecated?

No, pbkdf2 is actively maintained. Latest release: 3.1.6 (2026-05-26).

What are alternatives to pbkdf2?

Popular alternatives to pbkdf2 in npm include: ?, semver, minimatch, debug, brace-expansion.

pbkdf2

npmv3.1.6

This library provides the functionality of PBKDF2 with the ability to use any supported hashing algorithm returned from crypto.getHashes()

License MITpermissive26 versions6 maintainers6 deps12,344,499 weekly dl

browserify/pbkdf2

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 92/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

7/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

📦

Bundle Size

72.5 KBminified

22.1 KB gzipped

6 direct dependencies

side effects

🌟

TypeScript

10/10typed

bundled

Quality signals

Download trend

stable(0%)

Publish security

npm signed

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (6)

sha.js ripemd160 to-buffer create-hash create-hmac safe-buffer

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

curl https://depscope.dev/api/check/npm/pbkdf2

pbkdf2

npmv3.1.6

This library provides the functionality of PBKDF2 with the ability to use any supported hashing algorithm returned from crypto.getHashes()

License MITpermissive26 versions6 maintainers6 deps12,344,499 weekly dl

browserify/pbkdf2

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 92/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

7/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

📦

Bundle Size

72.5 KBminified

22.1 KB gzipped

6 direct dependencies

side effects

🌟

TypeScript

10/10typed

bundled

Quality signals

Download trend

stable(0%)

Publish security

npm signed

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (6)

sha.js ripemd160 to-buffer create-hash create-hmac safe-buffer

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

curl https://depscope.dev/api/check/npm/pbkdf2