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PyVISA

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Python VISA bindings for GPIB, RS232, TCPIP and USB instruments
License: Permissive (MIT)
Published: 7 months ago
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SAFE Assessment

Compliance

Licenses
No license compliance issues
Secrets
1 web service credentials 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

16.06M
Total Downloads
6
Contributors
1
Declared Dependencies
314
Dependents

Top issues

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Problem

Various network communication protocols allow including plaintext authentication credentials. Information such as user names and passwords could be passed through a non-encrypted channel, and therefore intercepted by malicious actors. Credentials are considered secrets, and should be kept encrypted until they are used. This policy control matches the following URI pattern protocol://username:password@domain within any software package component.

Prevalence in PyPI community

21 packages
found in
Top 100
85 packages
found in
Top 1k
369 packages
found in
Top 10k
6869 packages
in community

Next steps

Review the reported matches. If the warning refers to a placeholder credential value, it can be safely ignored.

Top behaviors

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Prevalence in PyPI community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
75 packages
found in
Top 100
451 packages
found in
Top 1k
3488 packages
found in
Top 10k
109392 packages
in community

Prevalence in PyPI community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
68 packages
found in
Top 100
508 packages
found in
Top 1k
3570 packages
found in
Top 10k
165477 packages
in community

Prevalence in PyPI community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
34 packages
found in
Top 100
145 packages
found in
Top 1k
550 packages
found in
Top 10k
10949 packages
in community

Prevalence in PyPI community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
26 packages
found in
Top 100
114 packages
found in
Top 1k
539 packages
found in
Top 10k
12386 packages
in community

Prevalence in PyPI community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
67 packages
found in
Top 100
520 packages
found in
Top 1k
3993 packages
found in
Top 10k
158349 packages
in community

Top vulnerabilities

No vulnerabilities found.

FAQ for PyVISA

What is PyVISA?

Python VISA bindings for GPIB, RS232, TCPIP and USB instruments.

Is PyVISA malicious or is it safe to use?

The Python package PyVISA was scanned for malware, software tampering, risky behaviors, exposed secrets and known vulnerabilities. The package contains risks, and the analysis results should be reviewed before it is downloaded and used. Visit the Issues and Behaviors sections of the analysis for more details.

Is PyVISA popular?

The Python package PyVISA ranks among the top 10000 projects in this community. It has 16M 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 PyVISA once it is in my app?

Since we can't know when or where malicious attacks will happen, we recommend tracking how PyVISA behaviors change over multiple software releases. By adopting differential analysis in your release process, you can detect unexpected changes to a PyVISA 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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