google-auth

PyPI

Is google-auth safe to use?

The latest brin safety scan flagged google-auth v2.48.0 with risk indicators that warrant review. No known CVE vulnerabilities. Trust score: 90/100. Review the findings below before use. This is an automated assessment and may contain errors.

Install (safety-checked)

google-auth Has Warnings

Warnings detected due to potential concerns

warning
CVEs

0

Threats

0

Install Scripts

0

Risk Indicators

  • Package includes native code modules
  • Package can spawn child processes

brin Recommendations

  • This package has warnings detected. Evaluate the specific concerns before proceeding.

Install with brin add google-auth to automatically apply these checks before installation.

This is an automated, point-in-time assessment and may contain errors. Findings are risk indicators, not confirmed threats. Security posture may change over time. Maintainers can dispute findings via the brin review process.

google-auth Capabilities & Permissions

What google-auth can access when installed. Review these capabilities before using with AI agents like Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex.

Network Access

This package makes network requests.

-iamcredentials.googleapis.com-sts.googleapis.com169.254.169.254US-EAST-1.iamcredentials.googleapis.comUS-EAST-1.sts.googleapis.comUS-WEST-1-iamcredentials.googleapis.comUS-WEST-1-sts.googleapis.comaccounts.google.comactually.notanother.metadata.service+116 more
Protocols: http, https

Filesystem Access

Reads and writes to the filesystem.

/var/ (r).env (r)~/.config (rw).env (rw).env (rw).env (rw).env (rw).env (rw)+29 more

Process Spawning

This package can spawn child processes.

Environment Variables

Accesses the following environment variables.

GAE_RUNTIMEGOOGLE_API_USE_CLIENT_CERTIFICATEGOOGLE_AUTH_WEBAUTHN_PLUGINPluginHandler._ENV_VARSystemDrive_WINDOWS_CONFIG_ROOT_ENV_VARenvironment_vars.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_IDenvironment_vars.AWS_DEFAULT_REGIONenvironment_vars.AWS_REGION+15 more

Native Modules

Contains native code that runs outside the JavaScript sandbox.

cfficryptographyctypes

AGENTS.md for google-auth

Good instructions lead to good results. brin adds google-auth documentation to your AGENTS.md so your agent knows how to use it properly—improving both safety and performance.

brin init

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google-auth Documentation & Source Code

For the full google-auth README, API documentation, and source code, visit the official package registry.

Frequently asked questions about google-auth safety

Weekly Downloads

73.4M

Version

2.48.0

License

MIT

Last Scanned

Feb 5, 2026

Trust Score

90/100·Legitimacy signals, not safety

Capabilities

Network

Connects to: -iamcredentials.googleapis.com, -sts.googleapis.com, 169.254.169.254...

Filesystem

Reads & Writes files

Process

Spawns child processes

Environment

Accesses: , GAE_RUNTIME, GOOGLE_API_USE_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE...

Native

Contains native modules