Decision Workspace
belt-mac vs poly1305 vs cmac
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
belt-mac
growingv0.2.0
MAC specified by the BelT standard
71
poly1305
growingv0.9.1
The Poly1305 universal hash function and message authentication code
66
cmac
growingv0.8.0
Generic implementation of Cipher-based Message Authentication Code
Core Metrics
| belt-mac | poly1305 | cmac | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 71 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 4.3K | 75.8M | 17.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 3.9M | 671.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 562 | 613 |
| Releases | 3 | 29 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 94d ago | 5d ago | 94d ago |
| Age | 3y 4m | 9y 9m | 8y 11m |
Health Breakdown
belt-mac
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
poly1305
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
cmac
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| belt-mac | poly1305 | cmac | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.9.1 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 34KB | 1.1MB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •poly1305 leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cmac is depended on by 613 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.