// Trust & Security Report
Socket, Inc.
Developer-first open-source supply chain security platform: Socket CLI and GitHub App/Action for dependency risk scanning (npm, PyPI, Go, etc.), Socket Firewall (registry-level malware interception, self-hosted or client/server), and Socket Firewall Enterprise (org-wide policy enforcement). Free for open source; paid Team/Business/Enterprise tiers add SSO/SAML, SCIM, SBOM, and reachability analysis.
Certifications held
1
Maturity
Growth
Trains on your data
Unknown
Trust center
No
// Certification ledger
Each held certification is backed by a verbatim quote from the vendor's own trust or security page. “Not confirmed” means we could not verify it publicly, not that the vendor lacks it.
Verify on socket.dev“"we have achieved a sparkling clean SOC 2 Type 2 attestation report" (audit period: 3-month window ending February 2023). "We welcome all customers and prospects interested in using Socket's open-source security platform to contact us to discuss our commitment to security and review our SOC compliance reports."”
> Show 7 unconfirmed / not-held certifications
source: socket.devNo public evidence found on vendor domain. Socket's own /security page lists only Mozilla Observatory and Qualys SSL Labs under 'Security Certifications' and does not mention ISO 27001.
source: socket.devCould not directly verify current vendor-domain text: https://socket.dev/privacy returned HTTP 403 to automated fetch and was not independently confirmed elsewhere on socket.dev. A third-party summary references a GDPR deletion-request contact, but this could not be verified against the vendor's own page text, so graded as unconfirmed rather than fabricated as held.
source: socket.devNo public evidence of a HIPAA BAA program or HIPAA attestation found on vendor domain. Socket's own security page and blog make no HIPAA claims.
source: socket.devNo public evidence of PCI DSS certification found on vendor domain; Socket does not process payment card data as part of its product.
source: socket.devNo public evidence of ISO/IEC 42001 or any AI-governance certification on vendor domain.
source: socket.devNo public evidence of CSA STAR registration on vendor domain.
// Privacy & AI training
Trains on customer data
Not stated
Data processing agreement
Not offered
Data region
Not specified on vendor domain beyond hosting infrastructure disclosure (see security section). No explicit data-residency options published.
Socket's own security page states the product 'is designed to work without the need to analyze, upload, or share your source code' and that 'the only data we collect from your repository is the manifest files and associated lockfiles such as package-lock.json and yarn.lock.' No vendor-domain statement was found confirming or denying use of that dependency-manifest data (or any customer data) to train Socket's own risk-scoring/AI models, so this is graded unconfirmed rather than assumed either way.
// Security controls
Encryption in transit
"We secure all communication to our servers using TLS," supporting TLS 1.3 for modern devices and TLS 1.2 for remaining devices; reports are described as end-to-end encrypted in transit.
socket.devSource code access
Socket states it does not need to analyze, upload, or share customer source code; it only ingests manifest/lockfiles (e.g. package-lock.json, yarn.lock).
socket.devHosting infrastructure
Uses AWS S3 for storing reports and Render for hosting web servers.
socket.devSecurity testing
"Socket intends to regularly contract security consultants to ensure the security of our services," including security audits and penetration testing.
socket.devVulnerability reporting
Security issues can be reported to security@socket.dev; issues raised during audits or reports are stated to be resolved "as soon as possible." No public bug bounty program disclosed on vendor domain.
socket.dev// Products & data scope
data: Package manifest/lockfile metadata; public package registry data
Free tier for individual developers and open-source projects; 1,000 scans/month, 3 members, 70+ risk detection types.
data: Manifest/lockfile metadata, org membership, CI/CD integration data
Adds reachability analysis, Slack alerts, SBOM support, SSO/SAML, compliance integrations (e.g. Vanta) at Business tier.
data: Function-level reachability analysis across the application, custom integrations
Adds SCIM provisioning, named account manager, custom integrations; pricing not public.
data: Package install requests intercepted between package manager and registry
Can be deployed self-hosted or client/server; Enterprise adds org-wide policy enforcement and visibility across developers and CI/CD.
// What to watch
- Contradiction / currency gap: Socket's own blog announced a SOC 2 Type 2 attestation in February 2023, but Socket's current /security page (fetched 2026-07-09) does not mention SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, or HIPAA at all under its 'Security Certifications' heading, only third-party TLS/config scan ratings (Mozilla Observatory, Qualys SSL Labs). This could mean the SOC 2 program lapsed, was moved to a private trust-center/NDA process, or the security page is simply not kept in sync with compliance status. Grade SOC 2 held=true on the strength of the 2023 vendor-domain announcement, but flag that its current validity (SOC 2 reports are normally re-issued annually) could not be confirmed 3+ years later.
- No public trust center (e.g. Vanta/Drata-hosted trust page) was located for Socket despite Socket integrating with Vanta as a product feature for ITS customers' own compliance programs -- that Vanta integration is a Socket product capability, not evidence of Socket's own Vanta-hosted trust center, and should not be conflated as such.
- Could not verify socket.dev/privacy content directly (HTTP 403 to automated fetch); DPA availability and explicit GDPR/data-region statements are therefore marked unconfirmed rather than asserted.
- AI-training posture on customer data is not addressed anywhere on the vendor domain; graded null/unknown rather than assumed.
// At a glance
Pricing model
Freemium SaaS: Free (per-developer, open source), Team ($25/dev/mo), Business ($50/dev/mo), Enterprise (custom). Socket Firewall component can be self-hosted.
Self-hostable
No
// How we verified this
Every certification marked HELD is confirmed against a verbatim quote on Socket, Inc.'s own trust, security, or privacy pages. We reject certifications claimed only on third-party aggregators, on a cloud host's behalf, or by a similarly named company.
Last verified 2026-07-09. Compliance changes over time. Always confirm directly with the vendor before relying on any certification for a purchasing or compliance decision.
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