rack-protection
RubyGemsv4.2.1Safe to adopt
Yes — rack-protection scores well across adoption, maintenance, weight, supply chain, and licensing. 128.9M downloads per week and 1 known dependents. Last published 334 days ago. 5 releases in the last 2 years.
- AAdoption: grade A, Excellent.
128.9M downloads per week and 1 known dependents.
- BMaintenance: grade B, Good.
Last published 334 days ago. 5 releases in the last 2 years.
- AWeight: grade A, Excellent.
Pulls in 3 transitive packages.
- BSupply chain: grade B, Good.
This package has a single maintainer (bus factor of 1).
- ALicense: grade A, Excellent.
MIT — permissive, with no copyleft found in the dependency tree.
Grades are computed deterministically from registry metadata collected by PackageGraph — downloads, dependents, publish dates, the resolved dependency tree, maintainer count, and declared licenses. No third-party scores are used.
Install cost
What you actually take on by adding rack-protection to a project.
Runtime packages this one declares itself.
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Unpacked size of this package plus its entire runtime tree.
Longest resolved dependency chain below this package.
Licenses in the dependency tree
Every license you inherit by installing rack-protection, not just its own. Check this before a legal review, not after.
Compatibility
- Ruby
- No constraint declared
Dependencies
Declared by rack-protection v4.2.1. Runtime dependencies are installed with the package; dev dependencies are not.
Used by
Popular packages that depend on rack-protection.
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Release history
3 releases in the last two years, typically about 21 days apart.
| Version | Published | Size | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2.1latest | 11 months ago | — | MIT |
| 4.2.0 | 11 months ago | — | MIT |
| 4.0.1 | 1 year ago | — | MIT |
| 4.1.1 | 1 year ago | — | MIT |
| 4.1.0 | 1 year ago | — | MIT |
| 4.0.0 | 2 years ago | — | MIT |
| 3.2.0 | 2 years ago | — | MIT |
| 3.1.0 | 3 years ago | — | MIT |
| 3.0.6 | 3 years ago | — | MIT |
| 3.0.5 | 3 years ago | — | MIT |
| 2.2.4 | 3 years ago | — | MIT |
| 2.2.3 | 3 years ago | — | MIT |
| 3.0.4 | 3 years ago | — | MIT |
| 3.0.3 | 3 years ago | — | MIT |
| 3.0.2 | 3 years ago | — | MIT |
Overview
rack-protection is an RubyGems package. It is extremely widely used, with about 128.9M downloads per week and 1 known dependents in the graph. The latest version is 4.2.1, released under the MIT license.
Who should use it
Teams working in the RubyGems ecosystem who need this functionality and value a battle-tested, widely-adopted solution.
When not to use it
Consider an alternative if you need to or if a more actively-maintained option better fits your RubyGems stack.
Pros
- Large, well-established user base (128.9M weekly downloads).
- Clear open-source license (MIT).
- Lean dependency tree (3 direct dependencies).
Cons
- No significant drawbacks detected from available metadata.
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Frequently asked questions
Should I use rack-protection?
Yes — rack-protection scores well across adoption, maintenance, weight, supply chain, and licensing. 128.9M downloads per week and 1 known dependents. Last published 334 days ago. 5 releases in the last 2 years.
How do I install rack-protection?
Run `gem install rack-protection` to add rack-protection to your RubyGems project.
How many dependencies does rack-protection have?
rack-protection declares 3 direct dependencies and pulls in 3 packages in total once its runtime tree is resolved.
What license is rack-protection released under?
rack-protection is distributed under the MIT license. Its dependency tree also includes: MIT, Ruby.
How popular is rack-protection?
rack-protection has approximately 128,862,576 downloads per week and 1 known dependent packages.
Is rack-protection still maintained?
The most recent release of rack-protection (v4.2.1) was published 11 months ago.