Buffer constructor is deprecated (node)

The use of the Buffer constructor is deprecated in versions of Node > 4, but it’s still widely used in this package.

Using certain parts of this package now emits this warning (I believe starting with Node ≥ 10):

[DEP0005] DeprecationWarning: Buffer() is deprecated due to security and usability issues. Please use the Buffer.alloc(), Buffer.allocUnsafe(), or Buffer.from() methods instead.

A workaround I now use is:

// Override Buffer assignment in aws-sdk/lib/node_loader.js
require('aws-sdk')
const util = require('aws-sdk/lib/util')
util.Buffer = require('some-buffer-implementation').Buffer

[srchase]

@hongaar

Thanks for opening this issue.

Buffer() is required for compatibility support, but this is something we’re looking to address in the next major version of the SDK.

Since you’re using a newer version Node, this is a good solution to use a different implementation.

[trivikr]

Locking this thread as deprecated buffer constructor was removed in #2687, and the fix was released in v2.467.0 Please open a new issue for related bugs and link to relevant comments in this thread.