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dcrypt vs winternitz-ots vs leslie_lamport
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
dcrypt
growingv1.2.3
dcrypt is a pure-Rust, software-only cryptography library providing both classical and post-quantum primitives with a focus on security, hybrid KEMs/signatures, and memory-safe, no-FFI design.
44
winternitz-ots
growingv0.3.0
A Rust Library For Interacting With Winternitz One-Time Signatures, a Hash-Based, Post-Quantum Digital Signature Scheme Based On Lamport Signatures. This implementation uses the hash function Blake2b for all hashing, due to its speed and security, with a winternitz parameter of 16, and a digest size (n) of 32 bytes.
36
leslie_lamport
growingv0.3.1
A Post-Quantum Cryptographic Library For Lamport Signatures
Core Metrics
| dcrypt | winternitz-ots | leslie_lamport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Total Downloads | 6.9K | 6.0K | 7.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Releases | 24 | 4 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 52d ago | 1832d ago | 1961d ago |
| Age | 10m | 6y 7m | 6y 7m |
Health Breakdown
dcrypt
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
winternitz-ots
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
leslie_lamport
Maintenance
4
Quality
9
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| dcrypt | winternitz-ots | leslie_lamport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.3 | 0.3.0 | 0.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 17 | 4 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 141KB | 12KB | 16KB |
| Features | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dcrypt leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •leslie_lamport has the most downloads (7.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ winternitz-ots, leslie_lamport have not been updated in over a year.
- •winternitz-ots, leslie_lamport are pre-1.0 — API may change.