Safeguard
Tag

react-native

Safeguard articles tagged "react-native" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.

34 articles

Open Source

react-native-confirmation-code-field: Building Secure OTP Input

This tiny React Native library gives you a clean OTP entry UI, but a secure one-time-code flow is mostly about what happens around the field, not in it.

Jul 17, 20266 min read
Open Source

@twotalltotems/react-native-otp-input: A Security Guide

This popular OTP input component for React Native has not shipped an update in years. Here is a security guide to using @twotalltotems/react-native-otp-input, or moving off it.

Jul 9, 20265 min read
Open Source

react-native-android-location-enabler: Safe Usage and Security Notes

The react-native-android-location-enabler package shows the native Android dialog that asks users to turn on location services. Here is how to use it correctly and the privacy practices that go with it.

Jul 4, 20265 min read
Open Source

React Native Cookies: Managing and Securing Session Cookies

A guide to react-native-cookies for reading and writing HTTP cookies in React Native apps, the platform gotchas, and how to keep session cookies secure.

Jun 26, 20265 min read
Open Source

react-native-compressor: Security and Trust Considerations for Media Compression

react-native-compressor shrinks images, video, and audio on-device before upload. Here is how to vet it, its native footprint, and where the real risks are.

Jun 22, 20266 min read
Open Source

What react-native-get-random-values Does and Why Your App Needs It

The react-native-get-random-values package polyfills crypto.getRandomValues so libraries like uuid work under React Native's Hermes engine. Here is how to install it correctly and use it securely.

Jun 18, 20265 min read
Open Source

React Native MMKV: Fast Storage and How to Keep It Secure

React Native MMKV is the fastest key-value store for React Native, but speed does not equal security. Here is how to use it and how to protect the data you put in it.

Jun 12, 20265 min read
Open Source

react-native-flash-message: A Security Guide

The react-native-flash-message package is a popular but no-longer-maintained notification library. Here is what its inactive status means for your app's security.

Jun 8, 20266 min read
Open Source

react-native-video-processing: Status, Risks, and Alternatives

A security-minded look at react-native-video-processing: what the library does, its maintenance status, the native dependency risk, and what to use instead.

Jun 2, 20266 min read
Open Source Security

react-native-encrypted-storage: A Practical Security Guide

What react-native-encrypted-storage does, how it wraps iOS Keychain and Android EncryptedSharedPreferences, its maintenance status, and how it compares to react-native-secure-storage.

May 19, 20266 min read
Open Source

react-native-version-check: Prompting App Updates the Safe Way

react-native-version-check compares the installed app version against the store listing so you can prompt users to update. Here is how to wire it up and its security tradeoffs.

May 19, 20266 min read
Open Source

react-native-fs: What to Know Before You Depend On It

react-native-fs gives React Native apps native filesystem access, but its maintenance status and the way you handle paths both carry real security weight.

May 18, 20265 min read

Self-healing security runs on Safeguard.

Your first fix PR is minutes away.

No sales call required, even your agent can complete the purchase over MCP.

react-native — Safeguard Blog