What servers does Socket Security send data to?

Our analysis observed Socket Security sending data to api.socket.dev.

Is Socket Security safe?

Q: Is Socket Security safe?

Socket Security is low risk. The rating reflects signals from our analysis that have not yet been published as detailed findings.

Q: Who makes Socket Security?

Socket Security is published by Socket, Inc., registered at 2810 N Church St Suite 71517, Wilmington, DE 19802-4447, US. We hold no other store listing under the same registered identity.

Low risk

Socket Security sends package identifiers it finds in page links and code blocks to api.socket.dev.

The extension runs a content script on most sites and scans visible repository links, package URLs, and install commands. When a detected package item enters the viewport, it asks the background worker to batch the package identifier in POST requests to Socket's package API. The background worker uses an embedded Socket API bearer token for these lookup requests.

Part of this rating comes from analysis signals we haven't published as detailed findings yet.

Socketv1.5.4Chrome Web Store

15Risk

Who publishes it

Socket, Inc. - no other listings under this identity, 2 shared hostnames

What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.

Publisher

Socket

Declared legal entity

Socket, Inc.

Registered address

2810 N Church St Suite 71517, Wilmington, DE 19802-4447, US

Registered contact

Socket, Inc.

Website

docs.socket.dev/docs/contact-support

Shared hosts - 2 hostnames

Hostnames hardcoded in this extension that few other listings call. That can mean one operator behind both, and it can equally mean a small shared vendor, so it is context rather than a conclusion. Hosts that many listings call are left out: they are services, not connections.

central.sonatype.com

Also called by 3 other listings, including Sonatype Platform Browser Extension

nuget.org

Also called by 6 other listings, including Sonatype Platform Browser Extension

AI-generated. Findings may contain errors. Those marked Verified have been manually reviewed.

Publishers can request a review.

What it can do

Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 1.5.4. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.

Read and change your data on socket.dev
https://socket.dev/*
Read and change your data on api.socket.dev
https://api.socket.dev/*
Store data in your browser
storage
Schedule its own background tasks
alarms

Where it sends data

Destinations our analysis observed Socket Security contacting. Sending data somewhere is not a finding on its own - an extension that syncs your settings has to talk to its own server - but it is where your data can go, and who else it goes to.

api.socket.dev
Socket Security sends data to api.socket.dev. No other extension we have analysed sends data here.