Decision Workspace
fw-rs vs secure_remove vs secrecy
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
fw-rs
experimentalv0.1.1
A forensic-grade file destruction utility for securely overwriting and deleting files/directories
44
secure_remove
growingv2.2.3
Securely remove files and directories
55
secrecy
growingv0.10.3
Wrapper types and traits for secret management which help ensure they aren't accidentally copied, logged, or otherwise exposed (as much as possible), and also ensure secrets are securely wiped from memory when dropped.
Core Metrics
| fw-rs | secure_remove | secrecy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 44 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 761 | 5.0K | 96.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 5 | 8.1M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 7.8K |
| Releases | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 239d ago | 1135d ago | 534d ago |
| Age | 7m | 3y 1m | 7y 5m |
Health Breakdown
fw-rs
Maintenance
8
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
secure_remove
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
secrecy
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| fw-rs | secure_remove | secrecy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 2.2.3 | 0.10.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0-or-later | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 24KB | 19KB | 11KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •secrecy leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •secrecy is depended on by 7.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ secure_remove, secrecy have not been updated in over a year.
- •fw-rs, secrecy are pre-1.0 — API may change.