Package

credential

Easy password hashing and verification in Node. Protects against brute force, rainbow tables, and timing attacks.

v2.0.0, 4 Mar 2017MITCommonJSTypes: NoneCryptography and hashing Security

$ npm install credential

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 1.2k; +17% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 5; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 9 years ago; v2.0.0
GitHub stars: 344; 27 forks
Open issues / PRs: 4 / 2
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21

Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

1,170 downloads last week, 4,900 in the last month. The 12-month change of +17% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: -
Latest version: 2.0.0, 4 Mar 20179 years ago
First published: -
Last push to GitHub: 24 Sept 20221,461 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 4
Open pull requests: 2
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0
Dependents on npm: 26

Major versions

Recent releases

Compatibility

Module format: CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: None
Node.js engine range: Not declared
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): -
Dependencies (5): moutpifycommanderpluck-keyspinkie-promise

Install

npm install credential

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/credential@2.0.0/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/credential@2.0.0/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/credential@2.0.0

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Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

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