Is Mink Safe?

Mink — Nerq Trust Score 55.0/100 (C grade). Based on analysis of 2 trust dimensions, it is has notable safety concerns. Last updated: 2026-05-13.

Use Mink with some caution. Mink is a Rust crate with a Nerq Trust Score of 55.0/100 (C), based on 3 independent data dimensions. Below the recommended threshold of 70. Security: 90/100. Popularity: 45/100. Data sourced from crates.io registry, GitHub, NVD, and RustSec advisory database. Last updated: 2026-03-25. Machine-readable data (JSON).

Is Mink safe?

CAUTION — Mink has a Nerq Trust Score of 55.0/100 (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.

Security Analysis → Mink Privacy Report →

What is Mink's trust score?

Mink has a Nerq Trust Score of 55.0/100, earning a C grade. This score is based on 2 independently measured dimensions including security, maintenance, and community adoption.

Security
90
Popularity
45

What are the key security findings for Mink?

Mink'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: 45/100 — community adoption

What is Mink and who maintains it?

AuthorUnknown
CategoryRust Crates
SourceN/A

Mink Across Platforms

Same developer/company in other registries:

Mink
46/100 · nuget

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Safety Guide: Mink

What is Mink?

Mink is a Rust crate — (WIP) Portable and modular scripting language for all.

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=mink

Key Safety Concerns for Rust crate

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

Trust Assessment

Mink has a Nerq Trust Score of 55/100 (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
Popularity45/100
Quality40/100
Community35/100

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

What data does Mink collect?

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

Is Mink secure?

Security score: 90/100. Mink 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: Mink Security Report

Mink Across Platforms

Same developer/company in other registries:

Mink (nuget, 46/100)

How we calculated this score

Mink's trust score of 55.0/100 (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 (45/100), 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 Mink Safe?
Use with some caution. mink with a Nerq Trust Score of 55.0/100 (C). Strongest signal: security (90/100). Score based on Security (90/100), Popularity (45/100).
What is Mink's trust score?
mink: 55.0/100 (C). Score based on Security (90/100), Popularity (45/100). Scores update as new data becomes available. API: GET nerq.ai/v1/preflight?target=mink
What are safer alternatives to Mink?
In the Rust Crates category, more Rust crates are being analyzed — check back soon. mink scores 55.0/100.
Does Mink have known vulnerabilities?
Nerq checks Mink 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 Mink use unsafe code?
Check Mink's crate documentation for unsafe code usage. Trust score: 55.0/100. Fewer unsafe blocks generally indicates better memory safety.
API: /v1/preflight Trust Badge API Docs

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