I am not sure exactly what this service is or why it is desirable. Pitch me in five seconds or less?

This will benefit the entire ecosystem. Well done.

Over a year I joined the waitlist and almost forgot that I did. Today the registry is open to deliver on its promises—secure the supply chain.

So this is advertising as a secure npm?

Without identity federation via oidc it’s basically not really a replacement for verdaccio

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