Code Security capabilities

The following code security capabilities are supported in the Node.js library, for the specified tracer version:

The minimum tracer version to get all supported application security capabilities is 4.18.0 for Node.js 16+ and 5.0.0 for Node.js 18+.

Supported deployment types

Language and framework compatibility

Node.js Version Support

When the Node.js project drops support for an LTS major release line (when it goes End of Life), support for it is dropped in the next major version of dd-trace. The last major supporting release line of dd-trace library supports that EOL version of Node.js for at least another year on a maintenance mode basis.

Some issues cannot be solved in dd-trace and instead must be solved in Node.js. When this happens and the Node.js release in question is EOL, it’s not possible to solve the issue without moving to another non-EOL release. Datadog does not make new releases of dd-trace to provide specific support for non-LTS Node.js major release lines (odd numbered versions).

For the best level of support, always run the latest LTS release of Node.js, and the latest major version of dd-trace. Whatever release line of Node.js you use, also use the latest version of Node.js on that release line, to ensure you have the latest security fixes.

For more information about Node.js release, see the official Node.js documentation.

Operating system support

The following operating systems are officially supported by dd-trace. Any operating system not listed is still likely to work, but with some features missing, for example application security capabilities, profiling, and runtime metrics. Generally speaking, operating systems that are actively maintained at the time of initial release for a major version are supported.

Web framework compatibility

• Tags for the HTTP request (status code, method, etc)
• Distributed Tracing to see attack flows through your applications

Code Security Capability Notes

• Runtime Software Composition Analysis (SCA) is supported on all frameworks
• If your framework is not listed below, Runtime Code Analysis (IAST) will still detect Weak Cipher, Weak Hashing, Insecure Cookie, Cookie without HttpOnly Flag, and Cookie without SameSite Flag vulnerabilities.

Networking framework compatibility

Networking tracing provides:

• Distributed tracing through your applications
• Request-based blocking

Code Security Capability Notes

• Runtime Software Composition Analysis (SCA) is supported on all frameworks

Data store compatibility

Datastore tracing provides:

• Query info (for example, a sanitized query string)
• Error and stacktrace capturing

Code Security Capability Notes

• Runtime Software Composition Analysis (SCA) is supported on all frameworks