Security News
New Python Packaging Proposal Aims to Solve Phantom Dependency Problem with SBOMs
PEP 770 proposes adding SBOM support to Python packages to improve transparency and catch hidden non-Python dependencies that security tools often miss.
pat-resourcepolling
Advanced tools
This is a Patternslib pattern that periodically checks whether certain resources (such as images) are available.
Suppose you have documents in your website for which you generate image previews.
When the page loads, these previews might not yet be available. This pattern will periodically poll (with exponential drop-off in polling period) the server to inquire whether (and which) resources are available.
FAQs
A pattern for periodically checking resource availability
We found that pat-resourcepolling 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.
Did you know?
Socket for GitHub automatically highlights issues in each pull request and monitors the health of all your open source dependencies. Discover the contents of your packages and block harmful activity before you install or update your dependencies.
Security News
PEP 770 proposes adding SBOM support to Python packages to improve transparency and catch hidden non-Python dependencies that security tools often miss.
Security News
Socket CEO Feross Aboukhadijeh discusses open source security challenges, including zero-day attacks and supply chain risks, on the Cyber Security Council podcast.
Security News
Research
Socket researchers uncover how threat actors weaponize Out-of-Band Application Security Testing (OAST) techniques across the npm, PyPI, and RubyGems ecosystems to exfiltrate sensitive data.