Socket Security CLI

2.2.86 verified Mon Apr 27 auth: no python

Socket Security CLI for CI/CD, detecting supply chain threats in Python dependencies. Current version is 2.2.86, with frequent releases.

pip install socketsecurity

Common errors

error socketsecurity.exceptions.AuthenticationError: API key not provided ↓

cause The API key is missing or not set in environment.

fix

Set the SOCKET_SECURITY_API_KEY environment variable or pass api_key to SocketSecurity().

error ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'socketsecurity' ↓

cause The package is not installed.

fix

Run 'pip install socketsecurity' to install the package.

Warnings

deprecated Python 3.10 and below are not supported; requires Python >= 3.11. ↓

fix Upgrade to Python 3.11 or later.

gotcha The API key must be set via environment variable SOCKET_SECURITY_API_KEY or passed directly; forgetting it causes authentication failures. ↓

fix Set SOCKET_SECURITY_API_KEY in your environment or pass api_key parameter.

Imports

SocketSecurity
```
from socketsecurity import SocketSecurity
```
Main class for CI/CD integration

Quickstart

Initialize and run a dependency check using the API key from environment variable.

from socketsecurity import SocketSecurity
import os

client = SocketSecurity(api_key=os.environ.get('SOCKET_SECURITY_API_KEY', ''))
client.check_dependencies()