Decision Workspace
hardware-enclave vs aws-lc-rs vs cipherstash-config
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
hardware-enclave
experimentalv0.2.10
Hardware-backed key management — macOS Secure Enclave, Windows TPM 2.0, Linux TPM/keyring — plus in-process memory protection
81
aws-lc-rs
stablev1.17.1
aws-lc-rs is a cryptographic library using AWS-LC for its cryptographic operations. This library strives to be API-compatible with the popular Rust library named ring.
64
cipherstash-config
growingv0.40.0
Configuration management for CipherStash libraries and products
Core Metrics
| hardware-enclave | aws-lc-rs | cipherstash-config | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 81 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 8.4K | 159.8M | 12.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.3K | 13.9M | 848 |
| Dependents | 2 | 3.2K | 92 |
| Releases | 18 | 52 | 30 |
| Last Updated | 17d ago | 13d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 1m | 3y 3m | 1y 9m |
Health Breakdown
hardware-enclave
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
aws-lc-rs
Maintenance
21
Quality
20
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
cipherstash-config
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| hardware-enclave | aws-lc-rs | cipherstash-config | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.10 | 1.17.1 | 0.40.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | ISC AND (Apache-2.0 OR ISC) | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 28 | 9 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 430KB | 240KB | 23KB |
| Features | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.75 | 1.71.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 4 |
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Quick Verdict
- •aws-lc-rs has the highest health score (81/100) — a strong overall choice.
- •aws-lc-rs is depended on by 3.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •hardware-enclave, cipherstash-config are pre-1.0 — API may change.