web3
2
Versions
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License
Yes
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
luu-alexmpetrunicgregthegreekjdevcs
Keywords
EthereumJavaScriptAPI
Accepted risks
Findings the reviewer chose to accept rather than block on.
| Source | Rule | Reason | Accepted by | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| install-scripts | install-script:postinstall | AI (install-scripts): Postinstall is just an echo statement advertising web3 4.x; no code execution. | ai |
v4.16.0
1 finding
LOW
No provenance attestation
provenance
Package was published without Sigstore provenance. Only ~12% of npm packages have provenance, so this is common but not ideal.
v1.10.4
2 findings
HIGH
Package has 'postinstall' script
install-scripts
Script: echo "Web3.js 4.x alpha has been released for early testing and feedback. Checkout doc at https://docs.web3js.org/ "
LOW
No provenance attestation
provenance
Package was published without Sigstore provenance. Only ~12% of npm packages have provenance, so this is common but not ideal.