Does Node.js’s npm provide cryptographic authentication and integrity validation?

Does Node.js’s npm package manager cryptographically validate its payload’s authentication and integrity for all packages after downloading them and before installing them?
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New Protestware Uses npm Packages to Call for Peace in Gaza and Ukraine

By Waqas
Apart from displaying these messages, the packages performed no other actions. This indicates that these aren’t malicious per se.
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FortiGuard Labs Uncovers Series of Malicious NPM Packages Stealing Data

By Waqas
There are over 17 million developers worldwide who use NPM packages, making it a lucrative target for cybercriminals.
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Luna Grabber Malware Hits Roblox Devs Through npm Packages

By Habiba Rashid
The campaign, which began at the start of August 2023, revolves around malicious packages impersonating the legitimate noblox.js,…
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Where to query for CVEs present in a version of a software project like npm packages of python modules?

In node, I can run npm audit and it will show me known vulnerabilities for the versions my dependencies are using.
That’s cool and all, but I’d like to be able to do the following, on some website or program or anything else:
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