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Package evidence

[email protected]

Credential file access: matched "AWS_ACCESS_KEY"

Trust signals

Why this verdict

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Weekly downloads
13,676,653Ubiquitous · −70% score
Versions published
825Mature · −50% score
First published
Jun 2011
Publisher
dbx-node

Effective trust discount applied: −70% (max across signals — discounts don’t stack). New install-lifecycle deltas vs the previous release would clear the discount.

Recommended action

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Mixed signals: the package has indicators worth reading before allowing the update in automated dependency flows.

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Publisherdbx-node
Artifact bytes831,348
Previous version6.20.0-dev.20251106.sha.696664cb
Published2025-09-18T15:31:27.409Z
SHA-256a12bd599cb4f39cdf222b32380ea3efd1f60c6d88615e0700632a303a9006b02

Why flagged

What the scanner saw

Credential file access: matched "AWS_ACCESS_KEY"

Not observed: package install, lifecycle script execution, or sandbox execution. PkgRadar only inspects on-disk artifacts.

Availability ledger

available

review
Last checked
reviewRisk
3Score
6.20.0Version
Status history (1 event)
  1. new → available · risk review · score 3 · status changed

Evidence

Static findings

2 static · 0 from release diff · showing high-signal first.

No high-signal findings — see all findings below.

Show all 2 findings (low-signal and informational)
SeverityKindPathDetailPoints
lowCredential file accesspackage/lib/cmap/auth/mongo_credentials.jsmatched "AWS_ACCESS_KEY"5
lowCredential file accesspackage/src/cmap/auth/mongo_credentials.tsmatched "AWS_ACCESS_KEY"5

Manifest

Package metadata

Scripts43
  • build:docs./etc/docs/build.ts
  • build:dtsnpm run build:ts && api-extractor run && node etc/clean_definition_files.cjs && ESLINT_USE_FLAT_CONFIG=false eslint --no-ignore --fix mongodb.d.ts lib/beta.d.ts
  • build:evergreennode .evergreen/generate_evergreen_tasks.js
  • build:nightlynode ./.github/scripts/nightly.mjs
  • build:tsnode ./node_modules/typescript/bin/tsc
  • build:typedoctypedoc
  • check:adlnyc mocha --config test/mocha_mongodb.js test/manual/atlas-data-lake-testing
  • check:atlasnyc mocha --config test/manual/mocharc.js test/manual/atlas_connectivity.test.ts
  • check:awsnyc mocha --config test/mocha_mongodb.js test/integration/auth/mongodb_aws.test.ts
  • check:benchnpm --prefix test/benchmarks/driver_bench start
  • check:coveragenyc npm run test:all
  • check:csflenyc mocha --config test/mocha_mongodb.js test/integration/client-side-encryption
  • check:dependenciesmocha test/action/dependency.test.ts
  • check:drivers-atlas-testingnyc mocha --config test/mocha_mongodb.js test/atlas/drivers_atlas_testing.test.ts
  • check:dtsnode ./node_modules/typescript/bin/tsc --noEmit mongodb.d.ts && tsd
  • check:eslintnpm run build:dts && ESLINT_USE_FLAT_CONFIG=false eslint -v && ESLINT_USE_FLAT_CONFIG=false eslint --max-warnings=0 --ext '.js,.ts' src test
  • check:integration-coveragenyc npm run check:test
  • check:kerberosnyc mocha --config test/manual/mocharc.js test/manual/kerberos.test.ts
  • check:lambdanyc mocha --config test/mocha_lambda.js test/integration/node-specific/examples/handler.test.js
  • check:lambda:awsnyc mocha --config test/mocha_lambda.js test/integration/node-specific/examples/aws_handler.test.js
  • check:ldapnyc mocha --config test/manual/mocharc.js test/manual/ldap.test.ts
  • check:lintnpm run build:dts && npm run check:dts && npm run check:eslint && npm run check:tsd
  • check:oidc-authnyc mocha --config test/mocha_mongodb.js test/integration/auth/auth.spec.test.ts
  • check:oidc-azurenyc mocha --config test/mocha_mongodb.js test/integration/auth/mongodb_oidc_azure.prose.05.test.ts
  • check:oidc-gcpnyc mocha --config test/mocha_mongodb.js test/integration/auth/mongodb_oidc_gcp.prose.06.test.ts
  • check:oidc-k8snyc mocha --config test/mocha_mongodb.js test/integration/auth/mongodb_oidc_k8s.prose.07.test.ts
  • check:oidc-testnyc mocha --config test/mocha_mongodb.js test/integration/auth/mongodb_oidc.prose.test.ts
  • check:resource-managementnyc mocha --config test/manual/mocharc.js test/manual/resource_management.test.ts
  • check:search-indexesnyc mocha --config test/mocha_mongodb.js test/manual/search-index-management.prose.test.ts
  • check:snappynyc mocha test/unit/assorted/snappy.test.js
  • …and 13 more.
Dependencies3
  • @mongodb-js/saslprep^1.3.0
  • bson^6.10.4
  • mongodb-connection-string-url^3.0.2