{"id":"socket-api","name":"Socket Security API","af_score":75.7,"security_score":null,"reliability_score":null,"what_it_does":"Socket Security provides deep package analysis for open-source dependencies across npm, PyPI, Maven, Conda, and other ecosystems, detecting supply chain attacks, malware, typosquatting, protestware, and risky code patterns before they enter your codebase. Unlike CVE-only scanners, Socket analyzes the actual package code for suspicious behaviors like unexpected network calls, shell execution, filesystem access, and obfuscated code — catching zero-day supply chain threats that CVE databases miss. The REST API enables programmatic package scoring, CI/CD integration, and alert management.","best_when":"You want to catch supply chain attacks and malicious packages proactively — especially zero-day threats where no CVE exists yet — before they enter your dependency tree.","avoid_when":"You only care about known CVEs and are fine with traditional vulnerability databases; Socket's behavioral analysis adds value primarily for supply chain threat detection beyond CVE matching.","last_evaluated":"2026-03-01T09:50:06.234351+00:00"}