Is Friendly Id Safe?

Friendly Id — Nerq Trust Score 68.2/100 (B- grade). Based on analysis of 2 trust dimensions, it is generally safe but has some concerns. Last updated: 2026-04-03.

Use Friendly Id with some caution. Friendly Id is a Ruby gem with a Nerq Trust Score of 68.2/100 (B-), based on 3 independent data dimensions. It is below the recommended threshold of 70. Security: 90/100. Popularity: 100/100. Data sourced from rubygems.org, GitHub, and NVD. Last updated: 2026-04-03. Machine-readable data (JSON).

Is Friendly Id safe?

CAUTION — Friendly Id has a Nerq Trust Score of 68.2/100 (B-). It has moderate trust signals but shows some areas of concern that warrant attention. Suitable for development use — review security and maintenance signals before production deployment.

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What is Friendly Id's trust score?

Friendly Id has a Nerq Trust Score of 68.2/100, earning a B- grade. This score is based on 2 independently measured dimensions including security, maintenance, and community adoption.

Security
90
Popularity
100

What are the key security findings for Friendly Id?

Friendly Id's strongest signal is popularity at 100/100. No known vulnerabilities have been detected. It has not yet reached the Nerq Verified threshold of 70+.

Security score: 90/100 (strong)
Popularity: 100/100 — community adoption

What is Friendly Id and who maintains it?

AuthorNorman Clarke, Philip Arndt
Categorygems
SourceN/A

Friendly Id Across Platforms

Same developer/company in other registries:

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55/100 · crates

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Safety Guide: Friendly Id

What is Friendly Id?

Friendly Id is a Ruby gem — FriendlyId is the "Swiss Army bulldozer" of slugging and permalink plugins for Active Record. It lets you create pretty URLs and work with human-friendly strings as if they were numeric ids..

How to Verify Safety

Run bundle audit. Review on rubygems.org.

You can also check the trust score via API: GET /v1/preflight?target=friendly_id

Key Safety Concerns for Ruby gems

When evaluating any Ruby gem, watch for: dependency vulnerabilities, maintenance status.

Trust Assessment

Friendly Id has a Nerq Trust Score of 68/100 (B-) and has not yet reached Nerq trust threshold (70+). This score is based on automated analysis of security, maintenance, community, and quality signals.

Key Takeaways

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Friendly Id safe to use?
Use with some caution. friendly_id has a Nerq Trust Score of 68.2/100 (B-). Strongest signal: popularity (100/100). Score based on security (90/100), popularity (100/100).
What is Friendly Id's trust score?
friendly_id: 68.2/100 (B-). Score based on: security (90/100), popularity (100/100). Scores update as new data becomes available. API: GET nerq.ai/v1/preflight?target=friendly_id
What are safer alternatives to Friendly Id?
In the gems category, more Ruby gems are being analyzed — check back soon. friendly_id scores 68.2/100.
Does Friendly Id have known vulnerabilities?
Nerq checks Friendly Id against NVD, OSV.dev, and registry-specific vulnerability databases. Current security score: 90/100. Run your package manager's audit command for the latest findings.
How actively maintained is Friendly Id?
Friendly Id has a trust score of 68.2/100 (B-). Below Nerq Verified threshold — conduct additional review.
API: /v1/preflight Trust Badge API Docs

Disclaimer: Nerq trust scores are automated assessments based on publicly available signals. They are not endorsements or guarantees. Always conduct your own due diligence.

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