Package

secure-random-octet

Generate a cryptographically secure octet

v6.0.1, 3 Sept 2026MITESM + CommonJSTypes: BundledCryptography and hashing

$ npm install secure-random-octet

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 1.2k; +294% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 1; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 22 days ago; v6.0.1
GitHub stars: 1; 0 forks
Open issues / PRs: 0 / 1
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 136

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.

1,224 downloads last week, 7,975 in the last month. The 12-month change of +294% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: -
Latest version: 6.0.1, 3 Sept 202622 days ago
First published: -
Last push to GitHub: 21 Sept 20263 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 0
Open pull requests: 1
Commits, last 52 weeks: 136
Dependents on npm: 1

Major versions

Recent releases

Compatibility

Module format: ESM + CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: Bundled
Node.js engine range: 22 || 24 || >=26
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 5.0 kB
Dependencies (1): get-random-values

Install

npm install secure-random-octet

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/secure-random-octet@6.0.1/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/secure-random-octet@6.0.1/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/secure-random-octet@6.0.1

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

Indexability: Not indexed (discovery only): downloads_week 1224 < 10000.