Is Fred Safe?

Fred — Nerq Trust Score 61.8/100 (C+ grade). Based on analysis of 2 trust dimensions, it is generally safe but has some concerns. Last updated: 2026-05-13.

Use Fred with some caution. Fred is a Rust crate with a Nerq Trust Score of 61.8/100 (C+), based on 3 independent data dimensions. Below the recommended threshold of 70. Security: 90/100. Popularity: 90/100. Data sourced from crates.io registry, GitHub, NVD, and RustSec advisory database. Last updated: 2026-03-21. Machine-readable data (JSON).

Is Fred safe?

CAUTION — Fred has a Nerq Trust Score of 61.8/100 (C+). 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 Fred's trust score?

Fred has a Nerq Trust Score of 61.8/100, earning a C+ grade. This score is based on 2 independently measured dimensions including security, maintenance, and community adoption.

Security
90
Popularity
90

What are the key security findings for Fred?

Fred's strongest signal is security at 90/100. No known vulnerabilities have been detected. It has not yet reached the Nerq Verified threshold of 70+.

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

What is Fred and who maintains it?

AuthorUnknown
CategoryRust Crates
SourceN/A

Fred Across Platforms

Same developer/company in other registries:

fred
56/100 · homebrew
Fred
46/100 · nuget

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Safety Guide: Fred

What is Fred?

Fred is a Rust crate — An async client for Redis and Valkey..

How to Verify Safety

Run cargo audit. Review on crates.io for activity.

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

Key Safety Concerns for Rust crate

When evaluating any Rust crate, watch for: dependency vulnerabilities, unsafe code, maintenance status.

Trust Assessment

Fred has a Nerq Trust Score of 62/100 (C+) 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

Detailed Score Analysis

DimensionScore
Security90/100
Maintenance50/100
Popularity90/100
Quality40/100
Community35/100

Based on 5 dimensions. Data from crates.io registry, GitHub, NVD, and RustSec advisory database.

What data does Fred collect?

Privacy assessment for Fred is not yet available. See our methodology for how Nerq measures privacy, or the public privacy review for any community-contributed notes.

Is Fred secure?

Security score: 90/100. Fred has 0 known vulnerabilities (CVEs) in the National Vulnerability Database. This is a clean record.

License information not available. Open-source packages allow independent security review of the source code.

Run your package manager's audit command (`npm audit`, `pip audit`, `cargo audit`) to check for known vulnerabilities in your dependency tree.

Full analysis: Fred Security Report

Fred Across Platforms

Same developer/company in other registries:

fred (homebrew, 56/100)Fred (nuget, 46/100)

How we calculated this score

Fred's trust score of 61.8/100 (C+) is computed from crates.io registry, GitHub, NVD, and RustSec advisory database. The score reflects 5 independent dimensions: security (90/100), maintenance (50/100), popularity (90/100), quality (40/100), community (35/100). Each dimension is weighted equally to produce the composite trust score.

Nerq analyzes over 7.5 million entities across 26 registries using the same methodology, enabling direct cross-entity comparison. Scores are updated continuously as new data becomes available.

This page was last reviewed on May 13, 2026. Data version: 0.0.

Full methodology documentation · Machine-readable data (JSON API)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Fred Safe?
Use with some caution. fred with a Nerq Trust Score of 61.8/100 (C+). Strongest signal: security (90/100). Score based on Security (90/100), Popularity (90/100).
What is Fred's trust score?
fred: 61.8/100 (C+). Score based on Security (90/100), Popularity (90/100). Scores update as new data becomes available. API: GET nerq.ai/v1/preflight?target=fred
What are safer alternatives to Fred?
In the Rust Crates category, more Rust crates are being analyzed — check back soon. fred scores 61.8/100.
Does Fred have known vulnerabilities?
Nerq checks Fred 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.
Does Fred use unsafe code?
Check Fred's crate documentation for unsafe code usage. Trust score: 61.8/100. Fewer unsafe blocks generally indicates better memory safety.
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