Release Radar · February 2022 Edition
Our community has shipped lots of open source project updates in the last month. Here’s a few of our staff picks.
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Open Source Supply chain security 
Top-100 npm package maintainers now require 2FA, and additional security-focused improvements to npm
Starting today, we are rolling out mandatory 2FA to all maintainers of top-100 npm packages by dependents.
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Enrolling all npm publishers in enhanced login verification and next steps for two-factor authentication enforcement
Today we’re introducing enhanced login verification to the npm registry, and we will begin a staged rollout to maintainers beginning Dec 7.
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GitHub’s commitment to npm ecosystem security
We’re sharing details of recent incidents on the npm registry, our investigations, and how we’re continuing to invest in the security of npm.
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GitHub Advisory Database now powers npm audit
Today, we’re adding a proxy on top of the GitHub Advisory Database that speaks the `npm audit` protocol. This means that every version of the npm CLI that supports security audits is now talking directly to the GitHub Advisory Database.
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Announcing npm’s new access token format
npm access tokens will now follow the established format of GitHub authentication tokens.
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GitHub security update: Vulnerabilities in tar and @npmcli/arborist
Between July 21, 2021 and August 13, 2021 we received reports through one of our private security bug bounty programs from researchers regarding vulnerabilities in tar and @npmcli/arborist.
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Release Radar · August 2021 Edition
The end of financial year is complete, tax time is over, and everyone is back to shipping awesome projects. During August, our community has been super busy shipping lots of…
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The npm registry is deprecating TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1
Beginning October 4, 2021, all connections to npm websites and the npm registry, including for package installation, must use TLS 1.2 or higher.
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Avoiding npm substitution attacks
Supply chain attacks are a reality in modern software development. Thankfully, you can reduce the attack surface by taking precautions and being thoughtful about how you manage your dependencies. We…
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Presenting v7.0.0 of the npm CLI
We’re releasing v7.0.0 of the npm CLI, which includes exciting new features such as Workspaces, automatically installed peer deps, and more!
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