Today is an exciting day for all Go developers! We’re thrilled to unveil Socket’s early access support for the Go programming language.
Since we started Socket, our mission has been to fortify the software supply chain against attacks. We began our journey safeguarding JavaScript applications against the dangers of the NPM ecosystem. Over the last few months, we’ve been hard at work detecting and defending against threats unique to Python. Now, we’re taking a significant leap by extending our support to Go, or as many of you fondly call it, Golang!
Why Go?#
Go’s lightning speed, concurrency support, and simple syntax have made it an ideal choice for various applications – from web servers to networking tools and data pipelines. Given Go’s increasing popularity as a general purpose language, it’s only natural that the ecosystem surrounding Go would grow. However, as with all burgeoning ecosystems, it has become a target for potential supply chain threats.
After being introduced in 2018, Go Modules clarified Go’s dependency management situation, bringing reproducibility and verifiability to the Go ecosystem. But Go Modules are not immune to threats. Over the past few months, we’ve observed an uptick in supply chain attacks targeting Golang. Recognizing this imminent threat, we knew it was time to bring Socket’s proven proactive protection to Go.
Go-specific Challenges#
Adding support for Go wasn’t without its challenges:
- Custom Dependency Management: Unlike npm or pip, which have centralized reposito
