Decision Workspace
ironlock vs lockbox-cli vs shadow-crypt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
ironlock
experimentalv0.1.0
A secure file encryption CLI tool using Argon2id and ChaCha20-Poly1305
39
lockbox-cli
experimentalv0.2.0
A secure file encryption CLI tool using Argon2id and ChaCha20-Poly1305
61
shadow-crypt
growingv1.1.0
Secure password-based file encryption with filename obfuscation
Core Metrics
| ironlock | lockbox-cli | shadow-crypt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 39 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 16 | 25 | 1.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 66d ago | 66d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 2m | 2m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
ironlock
Maintenance
9
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
lockbox-cli
Maintenance
10
Quality
6
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
shadow-crypt
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ironlock | lockbox-cli | shadow-crypt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.2.0 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 11 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 34KB | 35KB | 24KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.92 | 1.92 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Links
Quick Verdict
- •shadow-crypt leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ironlock, lockbox-cli are pre-1.0 — API may change.