Is basic-auth safe to use?

basic-auth has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (3.0.0). DepScope rates its health at 87/100 (low risk).

What is the latest version of basic-auth?

The latest version of basic-auth is 3.0.0, released 2026-08-03.

Does basic-auth have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of basic-auth.

Is basic-auth deprecated?

No, basic-auth is actively maintained. Latest release: 3.0.0 (2026-08-03).

What are alternatives to basic-auth?

Popular alternatives to basic-auth in npm include: ?, semver, debug, minimatch.

What license does basic-auth use?

basic-auth is licensed under MIT.

basic-auth

npmv3.0.0

Basic auth parser

License MITpermissive10 versions6 maintainers0 deps21,048,457 weekly dl

jshttp/basic-auth

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 87/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

7/15

community

0/15

popularity_floor

Vulnerabilities

none known

Bundle & TypeScript

🌟

TypeScript

7/10typed

Types from @types/basic-auth (DefinitelyTyped)

Quality signals

Download trend

stable(0%)

Publish security

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