Socket Security

Socket uses advanced code analysis and AI-powered risk detection to add security metrics to your NPM package pages and search results, defending your project against malware and security vulnerabilities in advance.

Socket Security: Advanced Analysis and AI-Powered Risk Detection

Socket Security is a Firefox add-on that enhances the security of your projects by using advanced code analysis and AI-powered risk detection. It adds security metrics to your NPM package pages and search results, protecting your project in advance from malware and security vulnerabilities.
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Manifest V3
By: SocketDev
Daily users: 34
Rating: 4.00
(2)
Version: 1.4.1 (Last updated: 2024-12-04)
Version code: 5855736
Creation date: 2023-06-17
Weekly download count: 1
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
  • storage
Host permissions:
  • https://socket.dev/*
Size: 1.55M
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description

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# 16,352 ▼ 29
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Socket Security (v1.4.1)
944 5.00 (6)
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge

User reviews

Doesn't work at https://pypi.org/, so it's useless to me considering I don't use specifically NPM.
by RokeJulianLockhart, 2023-11-30
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Socket Security requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Socket Security. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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