Is Pg Protocol Safe?
Pg Protocol — Nerq Trust Score 74.2/100 (B grade). Score based on 2 independent trust signals. Last analyzed: 2026-09-07
Pg Protocol is a npm package with a Nerq Trust Score of 74.2/100 (B), based on 3 independent data dimensions. Last analyzed: 2026-09-07 Security: 90/100. Popularity: 100/100. Data sourced from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard. Last updated: 2026-09-07. Machine-readable data (JSON).
Is Pg Protocol safe?
Trust Score Breakdown — Pg Protocol has a Nerq Trust Score of 74.2/100 (B). Measured across 2 independent trust signals (as of 2026-09-07).
What is Pg Protocol's trust score?
Pg Protocol has a Nerq Trust Score of 74.2/100, earning a B grade. This score is based on 2 independently measured dimensions including security, maintenance, and community adoption.
What are the key security findings for Pg Protocol?
Pg Protocol's strongest signal is popularity at 100/100. No known vulnerabilities have been detected.
What is Pg Protocol and who maintains it?
| Author | brianc |
| Category | npm Packages |
| Source | N/A |
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Safety Guide: Pg Protocol
What is Pg Protocol?
Pg Protocol is a Node.js package — The postgres client/server binary protocol, implemented in TypeScript.
How to Verify Safety
Run npm audit to check for vulnerabilities. Review the package's GitHub repository for recent commits.
You can also check the trust score via API: GET /v1/preflight?target=pg-protocol
Key Safety Concerns for Node.js package
When evaluating any Node.js package, watch for: dependency vulnerabilities, malicious packages, typosquatting.
Measured Signals
Pg Protocol has a Nerq Trust Score of 74/100 (B). This score is a composite of automated measurements of security, maintenance, community, and quality signals.
Key Takeaways
- Pg Protocol has a Trust Score of 74/100 (B).
- The score is a measured composite — it is not a suitability judgment. Evaluate the individual signals against your own requirements.
- Query the current measured values via the Nerq API.
Detailed Score Analysis
| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Security | 90/100 |
| Maintenance | 65/100 |
| Popularity | 100/100 |
| Quality | 80/100 |
| Community | 30/100 |
Based on 5 dimensions. Data from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard.
What data does Pg Protocol collect?
Pg Protocol is a Node.js package maintained by brianc. It receives approximately 52,184,577 weekly downloads. Licensed under MIT.
As a development package, Pg Protocol does not directly collect end-user personal data. However, applications built with it may collect data depending on implementation. Privacy score: 80/100.
Review the package's dependencies for potential supply chain risks. Run your package manager's audit command regularly.
Full analysis: Pg Protocol Privacy Report · Privacy review
Is Pg Protocol secure?
Security score: 90/100. Pg Protocol has 0 known vulnerabilities (CVEs) in the National Vulnerability Database. This is a clean record.
Licensed under MIT, allowing code inspection. 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: Pg Protocol Security Report
How we calculated this score
Pg Protocol's trust score of 74.2/100 (B) is computed from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard. The score reflects 5 independent dimensions: security (90/100), maintenance (65/100), popularity (100/100), quality (80/100), community (30/100). 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.
Signals last measured on September 07, 2026. Data version: 1.0.
Full methodology documentation · Machine-readable data (JSON API) · Dated observation record
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