Is bcrypt safe to use?

bcrypt has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.2.1). DepScope rates its health at 50/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of bcrypt?

The latest version of bcrypt is 1.2.1, released 2026-02-28.

Does bcrypt have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of bcrypt.

Is bcrypt deprecated?

No, bcrypt is actively maintained. Latest release: 1.2.1 (2026-02-28).

What are alternatives to bcrypt?

DepScope has no curated alternatives for bcrypt at this time.

What license does bcrypt use?

bcrypt is licensed under BSD_2_clause + file LICENSE.

bcrypt

cranv1.2.1

'Blowfish' Key Derivation and Password Hashing. Bindings to the 'blowfish' password hashing algorithm <https://www.openbsd.org/papers/bcrypt-paper.pdf> derived from the 'OpenBSD' implementation.

License BSD_2_clause + file LICENSE0 versions1 maintainers1 deps208 weekly dl

https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=bcrypt

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 50/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

3/20

popularity

25/25

security

0/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (1)

openssl

API access

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First published · 2026-02-28 07:05:44

Last updated · 2026-02-28T05:10:28+00:00