Decision Workspace
cipherscope vs aws-lc-rs vs rsa
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
cipherscope
experimentalv0.2.5
A high-performance, language-aware tool for scanning source code to detect cryptographic libraries and algorithms usage.
81
aws-lc-rs
stablev1.16.2
aws-lc-rs is a cryptographic library using AWS-LC for its cryptographic operations. This library strives to be API-compatible with the popular Rust library named ring.
73
rsa
growingv0.9.10
Pure Rust RSA implementation
Core Metrics
| cipherscope | aws-lc-rs | rsa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 81 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 99 | 92.9M | 135.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 13.8M | 11.0M |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.9K | 7.4K |
| Releases | 5 | 49 | 63 |
| Last Updated | 76d ago | 8d ago | 17d ago |
| Age | 3m | 2y 11m | 7y 8m |
Health Breakdown
cipherscope
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
aws-lc-rs
Maintenance
21
Quality
20
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
rsa
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| cipherscope | aws-lc-rs | rsa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.5 | 1.16.2 | 0.9.10 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | ISC AND (Apache-2.0 OR ISC) | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 28 | 9 | 26 |
| Crate Size | 48KB | 225KB | 86KB |
| Features | 10 | 12 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.1% | 1.6% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.71.0 | 1.65 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •aws-lc-rs has the highest health score (81/100) — a strong overall choice.
- •rsa has the most downloads (135.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rsa is depended on by 7.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •cipherscope, rsa are pre-1.0 — API may change.