Version 6.0.0 • License MIT
One-Line Verdict
"Heavy install size detected. Review bloat risk."
Caution
Actively Maintained
1 CVE History
Historical vulnerabilities found.
1.1 MB
Heavy: 1.1 MB
3,739,079
Highly Trusted
Package Payload
2 Direct
Clean dependency structure.
Cold-Start Impact
+16 ms
Estimated execution overhead on standard hardware.
Current Threat Level
Risk Detected
Our audit detected 1 active or historical security flags. Critical CVEs have been mapped to this library.
Accuracy Protocol
Scanned against OSV.dev (Google Open Source) databases. Last Deep-Scan: 2026.
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"A bcrypt library for NodeJS."
bcrypt is used to facilitate high-performance Node.js workflows. It provides a robust footprint of 1.1 MB on disk.
# Install via NPM
npm install bcrypt
# Install via Yarn
yarn add bcrypt
You are currently viewing a proprietary security audit for bcrypt on PAudit. We aggregate global databases to provide a safety rating of 65/100.
Run npm install bcrypt. This installs version 6.0.0 and adds 2 direct dependencies to your project.
Yes, bcrypt records 3,739,079 weekly downloads, making it a Highly Trusted part of the ecosystem.