Preliminary research
Package managers have an integrity problem
AI-collected research leads through 16 October 2026, including bounded month-by-month reviews of selected social and community sources from January through September. Unranked, incomplete, not community-vetted, and subject to change.
Tests 25 source dependency managers against a simulated malicious repository using Docker and mitmproxy. Separates lockfile hashes, actual integrity enforcement, signature checks and signer trust, with explicit limits for the tested package, platform and configuration.
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- Keegan Ryan
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- Trail of Bits
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