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cryptocol vs hmac-sha512 vs ahsah
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
cryptocol
growingv0.19.10
A cryptographic library that includes big number arithmetic operations, hash algorithms, symmetric-key encryption/decryption algorithms, asymmetric-key (public-key) encryption/decryption algorithms, pseudo random number generators, etc. Hash algorithms includes MD4, MD5, SHA224, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512, SHA3, etc. Symmetric key encryption algorithms include DES, AES, etc. Public key encryption algorithms include RSA, ECC, etc.
65
hmac-sha512
stablev1.1.12
A small, self-contained SHA512, HMAC-SHA512, HKDF-SHA512, SHA384, HMAC-SHA384, and HKDF-SHA384 implementation
59
ahsah
stablev2.1.0
Incremental hashing contexts for MD5 and SHA-2 with reader helpers and optional SIMD decode paths
Core Metrics
| cryptocol | hmac-sha512 | ahsah | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 65 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 61.2K | 19.7M | 9.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 730.7K | 0 |
| Dependents | 19 | 223 | 0 |
| Releases | 88 | 22 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 36d ago | 101d ago | 40d ago |
| Age | 3y 11m | 6y | 2y 1m |
Health Breakdown
cryptocol
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
hmac-sha512
Maintenance
13
Quality
23
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
ahsah
Maintenance
16
Quality
22
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| cryptocol | hmac-sha512 | ahsah | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.19.10 | 1.1.12 | 2.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | ISC | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 2.0MB | 13KB | 22KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hmac-sha512 leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hmac-sha512 is depended on by 223 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •cryptocol is pre-1.0 — API may change.