deep-equal
node's assert.deepEqual algorithm
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MIT
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Without SLSA provenance there is no cryptographic link between this tarball and the public source — the axios compromise (March 2026) relied on exactly this gap.
Maintainers
ljharb
Keywords
equalityequalcompare
Accepted risks
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| Source | Rule | Reason | Accepted by | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm-metadata | suspicious-initial-version | AI (npm-metadata): deep-equal 0.0.0 was published 14+ years ago by the well-known substack author; 0.0.0 was common versioning practice at that time, not a malware indicator. | ai | |
| license | uncommon-license:MIT/X11 | AI (license): MIT/X11 is an older but valid expression of the MIT license, consistently used across this package's history. | ai | |
| dependencies | unvetted-dep:object-is | AI (dependencies): object-is is a well-known ES6 polyfill package; legitimate dependency for deep-equal. | ai | |
| dependencies | unvetted-dep:is-arguments | AI (dependencies): is-arguments is a well-known ljharb utility package; legitimate dependency for deep-equal. | ai | |
| dependencies | unvetted-dep:side-channel | AI (dependencies): side-channel is a well-known ljharb utility package; legitimate dependency for deep-equal. | ai | |
| dependencies | unvetted-dep:object.assign | AI (dependencies): object.assign is a well-known ES6 polyfill package maintained by ljharb; legitimate dependency. | ai | |
| dependencies | unvetted-dep:is-date-object | AI (dependencies): is-date-object is a well-known ljharb utility package; legitimate dependency for deep-equal. | ai | |
| dependencies | unvetted-dep:is-array-buffer | AI (dependencies): is-array-buffer is a well-known inspect-js utility package; legitimate dependency for deep-equal. | ai | |
| dependencies | unvetted-dep:is-regex | AI (dependencies): is-regex is a well-known ljharb/inspect-js ecosystem package; legitimate dependency for deep-equal. | ai | |
| dependencies | unvetted-dep:which-typed-array | AI (dependencies): which-typed-array is a well-known inspect-js utility package; legitimate dependency for deep-equal. | ai | |
| dependencies | unvetted-dep:which-boxed-primitive | AI (dependencies): which-boxed-primitive is a well-known inspect-js utility package; legitimate dependency for deep-equal. | ai | |
| dependencies | unvetted-dep:is-shared-array-buffer | AI (dependencies): is-shared-array-buffer is a well-known inspect-js utility package; legitimate dependency for deep-equal. | ai | |
| dependencies | unvetted-dep:regexp.prototype.flags | AI (dependencies): regexp.prototype.flags is a well-known ES6 polyfill maintained by ljharb; legitimate dependency for deep-equal. | ai | |
| dependencies | unvetted-dep:array-buffer-byte-length | AI (dependencies): array-buffer-byte-length is a well-known inspect-js utility package; legitimate dependency for deep-equal. | ai | |
| provenance | no-provenance | AI (provenance): deep-equal is a long-established package (5183 days) from a reputable publisher; lack of Sigstore provenance is not a risk signal here. | ai | |
| dependencies | unvetted-dep:which-collection | AI (dependencies): which-collection is a well-known inspect-js utility package; legitimate dependency for deep-equal. | ai | |
| dependencies | unvetted-dep:call-bind | AI (dependencies): call-bind is a well-known ljharb utility package used throughout the inspect-js ecosystem; legitimate dependency. | ai |
Versions (showing 22 of 22)
| Version | Deps | Published |
|---|---|---|
| 2.2.3 | 18 / 16 | |
| 2.2.2 | 18 / 15 | |
| 2.2.1 | 18 / 13 | |
| 2.2.0 | 17 / 13 | |
| 2.1.0 | 15 / 13 | |
| 2.0.5 | 15 / 11 | |
| 2.0.4 | 14 / 11 | |
| 2.0.3 | 14 / 11 | |
| 2.0.2 | 13 / 11 | |
| 2.0.1 | 12 / 10 | |
| 1.1.2 | 6 / 13 | |
| 1.1.1 | 6 / 5 | |
| 1.1.0 | 6 / 3 | |
| 1.0.1 | 0 / 1 | |
| 1.0.0 | 0 / 1 | |
| 0.2.2 | 0 / 1 | |
| 0.2.1 | 0 / 1 | |
| 0.2.0 | 0 / 1 | |
| 0.1.2 | 0 / 1 | |
| 0.1.1 | 0 / 2 | |
| 0.1.0 | 0 / 2 | |
| 0.0.0 | 0 / 1 |
v2.2.3
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