Is Material Safe?

Material — Nerq Trust Score 74.8/100 (B grade). Based on analysis of 2 trust dimensions, it is generally safe but has some concerns. Last updated: 2026-05-31.

Yes, Material is safe to use. Material is a npm package with a Nerq Trust Score of 74.8/100 (B), based on 3 independent data dimensions. Recommended for production use. Security: 90/100. Popularity: 45/100. Data sourced from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard. Last updated: 2026-03-21. Machine-readable data (JSON).

Is Material safe?

YES — Material has a Nerq Trust Score of 74.8/100 (B). It meets Nerq's trust threshold with strong signals across security, maintenance, and community adoption. Recommended for production use — review the full report below for specific considerations.

Security Analysis → Material Privacy Report →

What is Material's trust score?

Material has a Nerq Trust Score of 74.8/100, earning a B grade. This score is based on 2 independently measured dimensions including security, maintenance, and community adoption.

Security
90
Popularity
45

What are the key security findings for Material?

Material's strongest signal is security at 90/100. No known vulnerabilities have been detected. It meets the Nerq Verified threshold of 70+.

Security score: 90/100 (strong)
Popularity: 45/100 — community adoption

What is Material and who maintains it?

Authorradiooooo
Categorynpm Packages
SourceN/A

Material Across Platforms

Same developer/company in other registries:

material
55/100 · crates
Material
46/100 · nuget

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Safety Guide: Material

What is Material?

Material is a Node.js package — A lightweight implementation of Material Design Components for the web - ES6.

How to Verify Safety

Run npm audit to check for vulnerabilities. Review the package's GitHub repository for recent commits.

You can also check the trust score via API: GET /v1/preflight?target=material

Key Safety Concerns for Node.js package

When evaluating any Node.js package, watch for: dependency vulnerabilities, malicious packages, typosquatting.

Trust Assessment

Material has a Nerq Trust Score of 75/100 (B) and meets Nerq trust threshold. This score is based on automated analysis of security, maintenance, community, and quality signals.

Key Takeaways

Detailed Score Analysis

DimensionScore
Security90/100
Maintenance100/100
Popularity45/100
Quality65/100
Community50/100

Based on 5 dimensions. Data from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard.

What data does Material collect?

Privacy assessment for Material is not yet available. See our methodology for how Nerq measures privacy, or the public privacy review for any community-contributed notes.

Is Material secure?

Security score: 90/100. Material has 0 known vulnerabilities (CVEs) in the National Vulnerability Database. This is a clean record.

Licensed under GPL-3, allowing code inspection. Open-source packages allow independent security review of the source code.

Run your package manager's audit command (`npm audit`, `pip audit`, `cargo audit`) to check for known vulnerabilities in your dependency tree.

Full analysis: Material Security Report

Material Across Platforms

Same developer/company in other registries:

material (crates, 55/100)Material (nuget, 46/100)

How we calculated this score

Material's trust score of 74.8/100 (B) is computed from npm registry, GitHub repository, NVD, OSV.dev, and OpenSSF Scorecard. The score reflects 5 independent dimensions: security (90/100), maintenance (100/100), popularity (45/100), quality (65/100), community (50/100). Each dimension is weighted equally to produce the composite trust score.

Nerq analyzes over 7.5 million entities across 26 registries using the same methodology, enabling direct cross-entity comparison. Scores are updated continuously as new data becomes available.

This page was last reviewed on May 31, 2026. Data version: 0.0.

Full methodology documentation · Machine-readable data (JSON API)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Material Safe?
Yes, it is safe to use. material with a Nerq Trust Score of 74.8/100 (B). Strongest signal: security (90/100). Score based on Security (90/100), Popularity (45/100).
What is Material's trust score?
material: 74.8/100 (B). Score based on Security (90/100), Popularity (45/100). Scores update as new data becomes available. API: GET nerq.ai/v1/preflight?target=material
What are safer alternatives to Material?
In the npm Packages category, more Node.js packages are being analyzed — check back soon. material scores 74.8/100.
Does Material have known vulnerabilities?
Nerq checks Material against NVD, OSV.dev, and registry-specific vulnerability databases. Current security score: 90/100. Run your package manager's audit command for the latest findings.
Is Material actively maintained?
Material maintenance score: N/A. Check the repository for recent commit activity and issue responsiveness.
API: /v1/preflight Trust Badge API Docs

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