Is chef-vault safe to use?

chef-vault has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (4.2.9). DepScope rates its health at 68/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of chef-vault?

The latest version of chef-vault is 4.2.9, released 2026-03-23.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of chef-vault.

No, chef-vault is actively maintained. Latest release: 4.2.9 (2026-03-23).

Popular alternatives to chef-vault in RubyGems include: jmespath, netrc, thread_safe, crass, tzinfo.

chef-vault is licensed under Apache-2.0.

rubygemsv4.2.9

Data encryption support for Chef Infra using data bags

License Apache-2.0permissive20 versions1 deps101,766 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 68/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

14/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

0/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Dependencies (1)

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

curl https://depscope.dev/api/check/rubygems/chef-vault