Decision Workspace
forbidden-strings vs secret_scraper vs nosecrets-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
forbidden-strings
experimentalv0.1.8
Out-of-band scanner for forbidden literal strings and regex patterns. Gitignore-aware, fast, dependency-light: built for CI deny-listing of leaked credentials and banned tokens.
52
secret_scraper
experimentalv0.1.3
A URL Crawler tool and library for crawling web targets, discovering links, and detecting secrets with configurable regex rules.
51
nosecrets-core
experimentalv0.3.7
Core scanning engine for nosecrets secret scanner
Core Metrics
| forbidden-strings | secret_scraper | nosecrets-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 52 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 132 | 59 | 256 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Releases | 9 | 4 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 2d ago | 13d ago | 59d ago |
| Age | 12d | 13d | 5m |
Health Breakdown
forbidden-strings
Maintenance
14
Quality
7
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
secret_scraper
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
nosecrets-core
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| forbidden-strings | secret_scraper | nosecrets-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.8 | 0.1.3 | 0.3.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | LGPL-3.0-or-later | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 28 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 185KB | 77KB | 27KB |
| Features | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 22.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •secret_scraper leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nosecrets-core has the most downloads (256), suggesting wider adoption.