string_decoder
The string_decoder module from Node core
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Versions
MIT
License
No
Install Scripts
Missing
Provenance
Supply chain provenance
Status for the latest visible version.
No SLSA provenance
npm registry signatures
gitHead linked
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
cwmmamatteo.collinanodejs-foundationrvaggsubstack
Keywords
stringdecoderbrowserbrowserify
Accepted risks
Findings the reviewer chose to accept rather than block on.
| Source | Rule | Reason | Accepted by | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm-metadata | suspicious-initial-version | AI (npm-metadata): 0.0.0 was a common early npm/browserify ecosystem convention. This is a 12+ year old legitimate package by substack; the version number is not indicative of malicious intent. | ai | |
| dependencies | unvetted-dep:buffer-shims | AI (dependencies): buffer-shims is a legitimate browser compatibility shim for Buffer methods, appropriate for this Node core module polyfill targeting browserify environments. | ai | |
| provenance | publisher-changed | AI (provenance): rvagg → matteo.collina is a known legitimate maintainer transition; matteo.collina is a trusted Node.js core contributor with an excellent track record. | ai | |
| maintainer-change | maintainer-added | AI (maintainer-change): matteo.collina is a well-known, trusted Node.js ecosystem maintainer; this addition is a legitimate handoff, not a compromise. | ai | |
| publish-pattern | new-deps-added | AI (publish-pattern): safe-buffer is a widely trusted package by Feross Aboukhadijeh; its addition as a replacement for buffer-shims is a well-known, benign ecosystem pattern for this type of Node.js polyfill. | ai | |
| provenance | no-provenance | AI (provenance): Package predates Sigstore provenance by years; absence is expected and not a risk signal for this well-established package. | ai |