Regolith Regex Library: The ReDoS-Proof Solution for Server-Side JavaScript & TypeScript Security

Regolith: A Server-Side Regex Library Immune to ReDoS Attacks Have you ever worried that the regular expressions you write might become security vulnerabilities in your services? Have you heard of “Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attacks” but weren’t sure what they entailed? Today, we’ll explore an open-source tool that fundamentally addresses this issue—Regolith. What Are ReDoS Attacks? Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attacks are a special type of denial of service attack that exploits design flaws in certain regex engines when processing specific patterns. When maliciously crafted inputs meet vulnerable regex patterns, they can cause the engine to …