Is Activesupport Safe?
Activesupport — Nerq Trust Score 68.2/100 (B- grade). Based on analysis of 2 trust dimensions, it is generally safe but has some concerns. Last updated: 2026-06-21.
Use Activesupport with some caution. Activesupport is a Ruby gem with a Nerq Trust Score of 68.2/100 (B-), based on 3 independent data dimensions. Below the recommended threshold of 70. Security: 90/100. Popularity: 100/100. Data sourced from rubygems.org, GitHub, and NVD. Last updated: 2026-04-12. Machine-readable data (JSON).
Is Activesupport safe?
CAUTION — Activesupport has a Nerq Trust Score of 68.2/100 (B-). It has moderate trust signals but shows some areas of concern that warrant attention. Suitable for development use — review security and maintenance signals before production deployment.
What is Activesupport's trust score?
Activesupport has a Nerq Trust Score of 68.2/100, earning a B- grade. This score is based on 2 independently measured dimensions including security, maintenance, and community adoption.
What are the key security findings for Activesupport?
Activesupport's strongest signal is popularity at 100/100. No known vulnerabilities have been detected. It has not yet reached the Nerq Verified threshold of 70+.
What is Activesupport and who maintains it?
| Author | David Heinemeier Hansson |
| Category | Ruby Gems |
| Source | N/A |
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Safety Guide: Activesupport
What is Activesupport?
Activesupport is a Ruby gem — A toolkit of support libraries and Ruby core extensions extracted from the Rails framework. Rich support for multibyte strings, internationalization, time zones, and testing..
How to Verify Safety
Run bundle audit. Review on rubygems.org.
You can also check the trust score via API: GET /v1/preflight?target=activesupport
Key Safety Concerns for Ruby gem
When evaluating any Ruby gem, watch for: dependency vulnerabilities, maintenance status.
Trust Assessment
Activesupport has a Nerq Trust Score of 68/100 (B-) and has not yet reached Nerq trust threshold (70+). This score is based on automated analysis of security, maintenance, community, and quality signals.
Key Takeaways
- Activesupport has a Trust Score of 68/100 (B-).
- Review carefully before use — below trust threshold.
- Always verify independently using the Nerq API.
Detailed Score Analysis
| Dimension | Score |
|---|---|
| Security | 90/100 |
| Maintenance | 50/100 |
| Popularity | 100/100 |
| Quality | 65/100 |
| Community | 35/100 |
Based on 5 dimensions. Data from rubygems.org, GitHub, and NVD.
What data does Activesupport collect?
Activesupport is a Ruby gem maintained by David Heinemeier Hansson. It receives approximately 1,302,489,889 weekly downloads. Licensed under MIT.
As a development package, Activesupport does not directly collect end-user personal data. However, applications built with it may collect data depending on implementation. Privacy score: 80/100.
Review the package's dependencies for potential supply chain risks. Run your package manager's audit command regularly.
Full analysis: Activesupport Privacy Report · Privacy review
Is Activesupport secure?
Security score: 90/100. This meets the recommended security threshold for production use.
Nerq monitors this entity against NVD, OSV.dev, and registry-specific vulnerability databases for ongoing security assessment.
Full analysis: Activesupport Security Report
Activesupport Across Platforms
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How we calculated this score
Activesupport's trust score of 68.2/100 (B-) is computed from rubygems.org, GitHub, and NVD. The score reflects 5 independent dimensions: security (90/100), maintenance (50/100), popularity (100/100), quality (65/100), community (35/100). 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 June 21, 2026. Data version: 1.0.
Full methodology documentation · Machine-readable data (JSON API)
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