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express-security-txt
Advanced tools
Express middleware that implements a security.txt path and policy
References:
yarn add express-security-txt
Define an options
object with the proper fields that make up a valid
security.txt policy,
and use it as a middleware for an express app.
const securityTxt = require('express-security-txt')
const options = {
contact: 'email@example.com',
encryption: 'https://www.mykey.com/pgp-key.txt',
acknowledgement: 'thank you'
}
app.use(securityTxt.setup(options))
Project tests:
yarn run test
Project linting:
yarn run lint
yarn run test:coverage
The project uses the commitizen tool for standardizing changelog style commit messages so you should follow it as so:
git add . # add files to staging
yarn run commit # use the wizard for the commit message
FAQs
Express middleware that implements a security.txt path and policy
The npm package express-security-txt receives a total of 707 weekly downloads. As such, express-security-txt popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that express-security-txt demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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