Decision Workspace
certkit vs qcert vs pkix-profiles-cabf
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
certkit
experimentalv0.1.1
A pure Rust library for X.509 certificate management, creation, and validation, supporting RSA, ECDSA, and Ed25519 keys, with no OpenSSL or ring dependencies.
52
qcert
experimentalv0.1.2
A tool for generating test key/certificate pairs
44
pkix-profiles-cabf
experimentalv0.1.0
Reference implementation of CA/Browser Forum certificate profile requirements (TLS BR, S/MIME BR, Code Signing BR) — not authoritative
Core Metrics
| certkit | qcert | pkix-profiles-cabf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 52 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 1.2K | 933 | 13 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 41d ago | 80d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 10m | 11m | 14d |
Health Breakdown
certkit
Maintenance
14
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
qcert
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
pkix-profiles-cabf
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
1
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| certkit | qcert | pkix-profiles-cabf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.1.2 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | 0BSD | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 22 | 2 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 40KB | 8KB | 6KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.87 | 1.73 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •qcert leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •certkit has the most downloads (1.2K), suggesting wider adoption.