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elgamal_ristretto vs vhe vs rust-elgamal
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
elgamal_ristretto
growingv0.2.3
A pure-Rust implementation of ElGamal encryption using the Ristretto group over Curve25519
41
vhe
experimentalv0.1.1
ElGamal homomorphic encryption library with verifiable operations
38
rust-elgamal
growingv0.4.0
A straightforward implementation of ElGamal homomorphic encryption using the ristretto255 elliptic curve group.
Core Metrics
| elgamal_ristretto | vhe | rust-elgamal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 41 | 38 |
| Total Downloads | 11.7K | 531 | 9.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 50 | 4 | 8 |
| Dependents | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 2227d ago | 182d ago | 1883d ago |
| Age | 6y 4m | 6m | 5y 2m |
Health Breakdown
elgamal_ristretto
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
vhe
Maintenance
9
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
rust-elgamal
Maintenance
3
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| elgamal_ristretto | vhe | rust-elgamal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 | 0.1.1 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 10 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 46KB | 10KB |
| Features | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vhe leads with a health score of 41/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •elgamal_ristretto has the most downloads (11.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ elgamal_ristretto, rust-elgamal have not been updated in over a year.