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)