byn

v0.0.1 suspicious
6.0
Medium Risk

Name reserved for byn — a local-first secure secrets vault & credential manager (a Go CLI). Install via `go install`, Homebrew, or https://github.com/sandeepbaynes/byn.

🤖 AI Analysis

Final verdict: SUSPICIOUS

The package appears to be a placeholder that reserves the name 'byn' without adding any functionality relevant to Python. Its metadata suggests potential risks due to its novelty and lack of transparency.

  • Metadata risk due to newness and lack of maintainer history
  • Missing git repository
Per-check LLM notes
  • Network: No network calls detected, which is normal unless the package's functionality requires external communications.
  • Shell: No shell execution patterns detected, indicating no immediate risk of command injection or similar attacks.
  • Obfuscation: No obfuscation patterns detected, indicating low risk of malicious activity related to code obfuscation.
  • Credentials: No credential harvesting patterns detected, suggesting the package does not pose a risk for stealing secrets or credentials.
  • Metadata: The package is very new, with limited maintainer history and a missing git repository, raising suspicion.

🔬 Heuristic Checks

✓ Outbound Network Calls

No suspicious network call patterns found

✓ Code Obfuscation

No obfuscation patterns detected

✓ Shell / Subprocess Execution

No shell execution patterns detected

✓ Credential Harvesting

No credential harvesting patterns detected

✓ Typosquatting

No typosquatting candidates detected

✓ Registered Email Domain

No author email provided

✓ Suspicious Page Links

All external links appear legitimate

⚠ Git Repository History score 3.0

Repository not found (deleted or private)

  • Repository not found (deleted or private)
⚠ Maintainer History score 6.0

3 maintainer concern(s) found

  • Only one version has ever been released — brand new package
  • Package uploaded less than 24 hours ago (2026-06-04T21:41:14.000Z)
  • Author "Sandeep Baynes" appears to have only 1 package on PyPI (new or inactive account)

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