Mitigate the hidden security risks of open source software libraries

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  • However, it's unlikely that the majority of users actually visit GitHub at https://github.com/Marak/colors.js to review the code, even at a high level. Most developers tend to rely on the assurance that open source software is generally safe to use.

  • Mongoose

    MongoDB object modeling designed to work in an asynchronous environment.

  • You can check libraries in many ways. A good starting point is probably the package manager you are using in your application. In the case of Node.js, it is probably NPM. For example, if you want to check the mongoose library and look at some data points, you can head over to https://www.npmjs.com/package/mongoose.

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