Zen by Aikido protects your node app against attacks with one line of code. Get peace of mind— at runtime.
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Zen, your in-app firewall for peace of mind– at runtime.
Zen by Aikido is an embedded Web Application Firewall that autonomously protects Node.js apps against common and critical attacks.
It protects your Node.js apps by preventing user input containing dangerous strings, which allow injection, pollution, and path traversal attacks. It runs on the same server as your Node.js app for simple installation and zero maintenance.
Zen will autonomously protect your Node.js applications against:
Zen operates autonomously on the same server as your Node.js app to:
Zen for Node.js 16+ is compatible with:
mongodb
4.x, 5.x and 6.x (npm package versions, not MongoDB server versions)
mongoose
8.x, 7.x and 6.xpg
8.x and 7.xmysql
2.xmysql2
3.xsqlite3
5.xnode:sqlite
better-sqlite3
11.x, 10.x, 9.x and 8.x@google-cloud/functions-framework
3.x@google-cloud/pubsub
4.xSee list above for supported database drivers.
sequelize
knex
typeorm
bookshelf
drizzle-orm
graphql
16.xxml2js
0.6.x, 0.5.x, ^0.4.18fast-xml-parser
4.xxml-js
1.xShellJS
0.8.x, 0.7.xWe recommend testing Zen locally or on staging before deploying to production.
# The --save-exact makes sure that you don't automatically install a newer version
$ npm install --save-exact @aikidosec/firewall
# The --exact makes sure that you don't automatically install a newer version
$ yarn add --exact @aikidosec/firewall
For framework- and provider- specific instructions, check out our docs:
Aikido is your no nonsense application security platform. One central system that scans your source code & cloud, shows you what vulnerabilities matter, and how to fix them - fast. So you can get back to building.
Zen is a new product by Aikido. Built for developers to level up their security. While Aikido scans, get Zen for always-on protection.
You can use some of Zen’s features without Aikido, of course. Peace of mind is just a few lines of code away.
But you will get the most value by reporting your data to Aikido.
You will need an Aikido account and a token to report events to Aikido. If you don't have an account, you can sign up for free.
Here's how:
AIKIDO_TOKEN
, using dotenv or another method of your choosing.By default, Zen will only detect and report attacks to Aikido.
To block requests, set the AIKIDO_BLOCK
environment variable to true
.
See Reporting to Aikido to learn how to send events to Aikido.
This program is offered under a commercial and under the AGPL license. You can be released from the requirements of the AGPL license by purchasing a commercial license. Buying such a license is mandatory as soon as you develop commercial activities involving the Zen software without disclosing the source code of your own applications.
For more information, please contact Aikido Security at this address: [email protected] or create an account at https://app.aikido.dev.
We run a benchmark on every commit to ensure Zen has a minimal impact on your application's performance.
The benchmark runs a simple MongoDB query to measure the difference between two runs with and without Zen:
Without Zen | With Zen | Difference in ms |
---|---|---|
0.214ms | 0.222ms | +0.008ms |
(Using Node.js 18.x and MongoDB 6.3.x. Results will vary depending on your hardware.)
See benchmarks for more information.
Our bug bounty program is public and can be found by all registered Intigriti users at: https://app.intigriti.com/researcher/programs/aikido/aikidoruntime
See CONTRIBUTING.md for more information.
See CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md for more information.
See SECURITY.md for more information.