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chore(security): require 24h cooldown on npm packages#47
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Defense against supply-chain attacks (e.g. shai-hulud, nx-style compromised publishes) by blocking install of any package version published less than 24h ago. - .npmrc: `min-release-age=1` (npm 11.5+ native; older npm ignores it) - .github/dependabot.yml: `cooldown.default-days: 1`, with @conduction/* excluded so first-party releases reach our apps immediately For release-day consumption of fresh @conduction/* deps, use `npm install --min-release-age=0 @conduction/pkg@x.y.z`.
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Summary
.npmrc: addmin-release-age=1sonpm installrejects any package version published less than 24h ago (npm 11.5+ native; older npm silently ignores it)..github/dependabot.yml: new file withcooldown.default-days: 1and@conduction/*on the cooldown-exclude list, so first-party Conduction releases still reach this app immediately while everything else cools down for 24h.Why
Recent npm supply-chain attacks (shai-hulud, nx, et al.) all rely on a window between a compromised publish and detection — typically a few hours. A blanket 24h cooldown closes that window with no functional cost, and putting it on Dependabot specifically protects against the dominant vector (bot-generated bump PRs auto-merging a poisoned version).
@conduction/*is excluded because we publish first-party libraries (notably@conduction/nextcloud-vue) actively and need fresh releases to reach this app immediately.Release-day escape hatch
If a contributor needs to consume a freshly-published
@conduction/*version in a transitive dep within 24h of publish, the per-install override is:Test plan
npm installstill works on this branch with no version conflicts against the existing lockfile.