Is Sinon Safe?
Sinon — Nerq Trust Score 82.0/100 (A- grade). Score based on 2 independent trust signals. Last analyzed: 2026-08-17
Sinon is a npm package with a Nerq Trust Score of 82.0/100 (A-), based on 3 independent data dimensions. Last analyzed: 2026-08-17 Security: 90/100. Popularity: 100/100. Data sourced from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard. Last updated: 2026-08-17. Machine-readable data (JSON).
Is Sinon safe?
Trust Score Breakdown — Sinon has a Nerq Trust Score of 82.0/100 (A-). Measured across 2 independent trust signals (as of 2026-08-17).
What is Sinon's trust score?
Sinon has a Nerq Trust Score of 82.0/100, earning a A- grade. This score is based on 2 independently measured dimensions including security, maintenance, and community adoption.
What are the key security findings for Sinon?
Sinon's strongest signal is popularity at 100/100. No known vulnerabilities have been detected.
What is Sinon and who maintains it?
| Author | fatso83 |
| Category | npm Packages |
| Source | N/A |
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Safety Guide: Sinon
What is Sinon?
Sinon is a Node.js package — JavaScript test spies, stubs and mocks..
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=sinon
Key Safety Concerns for Node.js package
When evaluating any Node.js package, watch for: dependency vulnerabilities, malicious packages, typosquatting.
Measured Signals
Sinon has a Nerq Trust Score of 82/100 (A-). This score is a composite of automated measurements of security, maintenance, community, and quality signals.
Key Takeaways
- Sinon has a Trust Score of 82/100 (A-).
- 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 | 90/100 |
| Popularity | 100/100 |
| Quality | 65/100 |
| Community | 60/100 |
Based on 5 dimensions. Data from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard.
What data does Sinon collect?
Sinon is a Node.js package maintained by fatso83. It receives approximately 10,117,992 weekly downloads. Licensed under BSD-3-Clause.
As a development package, Sinon 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: Sinon Privacy Report · Privacy review
Is Sinon secure?
Security score: 90/100. Sinon has 0 known vulnerabilities (CVEs) in the National Vulnerability Database. This is a clean record.
Licensed under BSD-3-Clause, 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: Sinon Security Report
How we calculated this score
Sinon's trust score of 82.0/100 (A-) is computed from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard. The score reflects 5 independent dimensions: security (90/100), maintenance (90/100), popularity (100/100), quality (65/100), community (60/100). 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 17, 2026. Data version: 1.0.
Full methodology documentation · Machine-readable data (JSON API)
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