node
node is Huge fan of @lovell's proposal to start distributing Node.js for Linux in a way that enables ASLR (and thus makes non-JS-layer RCEs harder to exploit. It is ranked #2338 on the Dev Radar, in Languages & runtimes, first seen 45 days ago and shared in 3 posts (41.4k views).
What node says about itself
Process startup calls CSPRNG(nullptr, 0) to confirm OpenSSL's random source is seeded, and the V8 entropy source installed next to it goes through CSPRNG() too. The first RAND_status() of the p...
src: seed V8 from the OS CSPRNG instead of OpenSSL's DRBG by colinhacks · Pull Request #65796 · nodejs/node · GitHub Skip to content Navigation Menu Sign in Appearance settings Search / Sign in Sign up Appearance settings You signed in with another tab or window. Reload to refresh your session. You signed out in another tab or window. Reload to refresh your session. You switched accounts on another tab or window. Reload to refresh your session. Dismiss alert {{ message }} Repository navigation src: seed V8 from the OS CSPRNG instead of OpenSSL's DRBG - # 65796 # 65796 Merged nodejs-github-bot merged 1 commit into nodejs:main…
What people said about node on X
Huge fan of @lovell's proposal to start distributing Node.js for Linux in a way that enables ASLR (and thus makes non-JS-layer RCEs harder to exploit https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/66951
— @cramforce, 8 days ago · 49 likes · see the post
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node in numbers
- Rank on the Dev Radar: #2338 of 9278
- Shared in 3 posts by 2 accounts: @cramforce
- 41.4k views on those posts
- First seen 45 days ago, last shared 8 days ago
- Pricing seen by AGK Intelligence: open source
- Market: Languages & runtimes
FAQ
What is node?
Huge fan of @lovell's proposal to start distributing Node.js for Linux in a way that enables ASLR (and thus makes non-JS-layer RCEs harder to exploit It was first shared on X 45 days ago and is ranked #2338 on the Dev Radar.
Is node free?
It is open source.
Who shared node?
2 accounts on X, including @cramforce, in 3 posts totalling 41.4k views.
Every post is read and classified by AGK Intelligence: what it is, which market it belongs to, and whether the link is a real tool. 31.3k posts from 5k X accounts over the last 21 days, 9.3k tools, 12 markets. New posts are collected several times an hour and the full ranking is recomputed every hour — last update 2026-11-04 18:20 UTC. Full method.