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proxy-agent

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Maps proxy protocols to `http.Agent` implementations
License: Permissive (MIT)
Published: about 1 year ago
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SAFE Assessment

Compliance

Licenses
No license compliance issues
Secrets
No sensitive information found

Security

Vulnerabilities
No known vulnerabilities detected
Hardening
No application hardening issues

Threats

Tampering
No evidence of software tampering
Malware
No evidence of malware inclusion

Popularity

1.83B
Recorded Downloads Since 2021
1
Contributor
8
Declared Dependencies
1.5k
Dependents

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Problem

Software developers use programming and design knowledge to build reusable software components. Software components are the basic building blocks for modern applications. Software consumed by an enterprise consists of hundreds, and sometimes even thousands of open source components. Each of these components can have dozens, or even hundreds, of its own dependencies. When building applications, software developers download and install components from public repositories. For components to work properly, all of their dependencies also need to be installed. Some package repositories, like Node Package Manager (NPM), allow components to declare dependencies that are hosted remotely. Such dependencies are automatically downloaded from a specified location during software component installation. Since remotely hosted dependencies are not immutable, that enables a threat actor to change the dependency contents even after a component was published and vetted by security solutions. It is uncommon to find open source components that use remotely hosted source dependencies.

Prevalence in npm community

8 packages
found in
Top 100
43 packages
found in
Top 1k
554 packages
found in
Top 10k
64.5k packages
in community

Next steps

Review software component remote dependency locations.
If the software component resolves dependencies from unusual locations, investigate the build and release environment for software supply chain compromise.
Consider vendoring the software component with all of its dependencies.
Avoid using this software package until it is vetted as safe.

Top behaviors

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Prevalence in npm community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
7 packages
found in
Top 100
40 packages
found in
Top 1k
645 packages
found in
Top 10k
86.51k packages
in community

Prevalence in npm community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
95 packages
found in
Top 100
726 packages
found in
Top 1k
7488 packages
found in
Top 10k
4.56M packages
in community

Prevalence in npm community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
2 packages
found in
Top 100
6 packages
found in
Top 1k
196 packages
found in
Top 10k
25.17k packages
in community

Prevalence in npm community

Behavior commonly used by malicious software (Important)
Behavior often found in this community (Common)
8 packages
found in
Top 100
43 packages
found in
Top 1k
554 packages
found in
Top 10k
64.5k packages
in community

Prevalence in npm community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
9 packages
found in
Top 100
56 packages
found in
Top 1k
868 packages
found in
Top 10k
335.76k packages
in community

Top vulnerabilities

No vulnerabilities found.

FAQ for proxy-agent

What is proxy-agent?

Maps proxy protocols to `http.Agent` implementations. For more information about this package, visit its homepage.

Is proxy-agent malicious or is it safe to use?

The npm package proxy-agent was scanned for malware, software tampering, risky behaviors, exposed secrets and known vulnerabilities. No risks were detected, therefore, this version of the package is currently considered as safe to use.

Is proxy-agent popular?

The npm package proxy-agent ranks among the top 10000 projects in this community. It has 2B recorded downloads. A package's popularity is not a good indicator of its safety, visit the SAFE Assessment section to see the full analysis of package deployment risk categories.

How do I secure proxy-agent once it is in my app?

Since we can't know when or where malicious attacks will happen, we recommend tracking how proxy-agent behaviors change over multiple software releases. By adopting differential analysis in your release process, you can detect unexpected changes to a proxy-agent version, which can prevent advanced software supply chain attacks. Read how our technology can help prevent future attacks similar to SolarWinds and 3CX.

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