Is Sign Safe?
Sign — Nerq Trust Score 67.0/100 (B- grade). Score based on 2 independent trust signals. Last analyzed: 2026-08-10
Sign is a npm package with a Nerq Trust Score of 67.0/100 (B-), based on 3 independent data dimensions. Last analyzed: 2026-08-10 Security: 90/100. Popularity: 90/100. Data sourced from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard. Last updated: 2026-08-10. Machine-readable data (JSON).
Is Sign safe?
Trust Score Breakdown — Sign has a Nerq Trust Score of 67.0/100 (B-). Measured across 2 independent trust signals (as of 2026-08-10).
What is Sign's trust score?
Sign has a Nerq Trust Score of 67.0/100, 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 Sign?
Sign's strongest signal is security at 90/100. No known vulnerabilities have been detected.
What is Sign and who maintains it?
| Author | bdehamer |
| Category | npm Packages |
| Source | N/A |
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Safety Guide: Sign
What is Sign?
Sign is a Node.js package — Sigstore signing library.
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=@sigstore/sign
Key Safety Concerns for Node.js package
When evaluating any Node.js package, watch for: dependency vulnerabilities, malicious packages, typosquatting.
Measured Signals
Sign has a Nerq Trust Score of 67/100 (B-). This score is a composite of automated measurements of security, maintenance, community, and quality signals.
Key Takeaways
- Sign has a Trust Score of 67/100 (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 | 50/100 |
| Popularity | 90/100 |
| Quality | 70/100 |
| Community | 30/100 |
Based on 5 dimensions. Data from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard.
What data does Sign collect?
Sign is a Node.js package maintained by bdehamer. It receives approximately 6,926,731 weekly downloads. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
As a development package, Sign 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: Sign Privacy Report · Privacy review
Is Sign secure?
Security score: 90/100. Sign has 0 known vulnerabilities (CVEs) in the National Vulnerability Database. This is a clean record.
Licensed under Apache-2.0, 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: Sign Security Report
How we calculated this score
Sign's trust score of 67.0/100 (B-) is computed from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard. The score reflects 5 independent dimensions: security (90/100), maintenance (50/100), popularity (90/100), quality (70/100), 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 August 10, 2026. Data version: 1.0.
Full methodology documentation · Machine-readable data (JSON API)
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