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pillarjs/cookies

Signed and unsigned cookies based on Keygrip observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/pillarjs/cookies · JavaScript · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

61/100

  • Activity 85
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 5668
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 91
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1295 stars · 157 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Node.js module for getting and setting HTTP(S) cookies, with optional signing to prevent tampering via Keygrip. It works with the built-in Node.js HTTP library or as Connect/Express middleware.

Use cases

  • set and get http cookies in a node.js server
  • sign cookies to prevent tampering
  • use cookies as express middleware
  • read cookies lazily in a node http handler
  • rotate cookie signing keys
  • secure httponly cookies by default

When to choose

  • you need signed, tamper-proof cookies in Node.js without a full framework
  • you want lightweight, lazy cookie parsing on raw Node.js HTTP
  • you need Express/Connect middleware for cookie handling with key rotation

When to avoid

  • you are not on Node.js
  • you only need simple unsigned cookies and prefer built-in or framework-provided cookie parsing
  • you need session storage or server-side session management rather than plain cookies

Facets

library · maturity stable

http-server middleware security auth web-development backend security cookies keygrip signed-cookies express-middleware connect-middleware nodejs web-server

2 sources

Member repositories

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For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="pillarjs/cookies")

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