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eax vs aes-gcm-siv vs aes-gcm
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
68
eax
growingv0.5.0
Pure Rust implementation of the EAX Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data (AEAD) Cipher with optional architecture-specific hardware acceleration This scheme is only based on a block cipher. It uses counter mode (CTR) for encryption and CBC mode for generating a OMAC/CMAC/CBCMAC (all names for the same thing).
71
aes-gcm-siv
growingv0.11.1
Pure Rust implementation of the AES-GCM-SIV Misuse-Resistant Authenticated Encryption Cipher (RFC 8452) with optional architecture-specific hardware acceleration
69
aes-gcm
growingv0.10.3
Pure Rust implementation of the AES-GCM (Galois/Counter Mode) Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data (AEAD) Cipher with optional architecture-specific hardware acceleration
Core Metrics
| eax | aes-gcm-siv | aes-gcm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 68 | 71 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 1.9M | 15.9M | 90.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 398.0K | 1.7M | 6.8M |
| Dependents | 101 | 1.5K | 9.8K |
| Releases | 10 | 25 | 34 |
| Last Updated | 53d ago | 53d ago | 53d ago |
| Age | 7y | 6y 7m | 6y 7m |
Health Breakdown
eax
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
aes-gcm-siv
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
aes-gcm
Maintenance
15
Quality
11
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| eax | aes-gcm-siv | aes-gcm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.11.1 | 0.10.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 27KB | 149KB |
| Features | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 8.0% | 14.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.56 |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •aes-gcm-siv leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •aes-gcm has the most downloads (90.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •aes-gcm is depended on by 9.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.