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Safeguard articles tagged "npm" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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usehooks-ts: A Typed React Hooks Library Reviewed
usehooks-ts packs 30+ typed React hooks into a tree-shakable package with a single dependency. Here is what it does well, where it is aging, and how to vet it before adoption.
Securing actions/setup-node in Your CI Pipeline
The actions/setup-node step looks harmless, but pinning, caching, and registry auth choices decide whether it becomes a supply chain foothold. Here is how to harden it.
React Form Input Packages: react-hook-form, react-phone-input-2, country-state-city
The react-phone-input-2 npm package has half a million weekly downloads and no releases since 2021. A practical review of three form-layer dependencies and what each one really costs.
immer npm: A Security Review and Safe Usage Guide
The immer npm package makes immutable state updates painless, but its older versions carried prototype pollution flaws. Here is its security history and how to depend on it safely.
npm Supply Chain Attacks Q1 2025: Dependency Confusion, Typosquatting, and Maintainer Takeovers
The first quarter of 2025 saw a sharp increase in npm supply chain attacks. We catalog the major incidents and analyze the evolving techniques.
Vetting React Native npm Packages: pager-view, paper, video, config
Before you add react-native-pager-view npm installs to a mobile app, run the same vetting you would for backend code. Here is a practical checklist using four popular packages as case studies.
react-select-async-paginate: A Security Guide
react-select-async-paginate is a thin wrapper over react-select that loads dropdown options page by page. Here is how to use it without inheriting supply chain or data-handling risk.
Reachability Analysis for JavaScript and TypeScript in 2026
JS reachability with npm's nested trees, dynamic require, ESM/CJS interop, and bundler dead code elimination. What modern tools resolve and what they punt.
FileSaver.js (file-saver): Package Review and Download Security
The file saver npm package still powers client-side downloads in millions of builds, but it has not shipped a release since 2020. Here is what that means for your dependency tree.
zxcvbn npm: Is the Password Strength Library Still Safe to Use?
The zxcvbn npm package still works well for password strength estimation, but the original Dropbox library is effectively unmaintained. Here is what that means and what to use instead.
What package-lock.json Does and Why You Should Commit It
The main package-lock.json use is pinning your entire npm dependency tree to exact, integrity-checked versions so every install is reproducible. Here is what is inside it and why deleting it is a bad habit.
class-validator: Security, Health, and Safe Usage in Production
class-validator powers input validation in most NestJS apps, but its defaults burned teams once before. Here is its real security history and how to configure it safely.
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