Decision Workspace
keycrypt vs hefesto vs keychain
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
keycrypt
experimentalv0.2.0
AES-256-GCM encryption helpers backed by the OS keychain (auto-init key on encrypt, strict decrypt, Zeroize in-memory keys).
51
hefesto
experimentalv1.1.0
Double envelope encryption — AES-256-GCM + Argon2id for multi-tenant applications
36
keychain
growingv0.0.2
OpenPGP Key Chain operations
Core Metrics
| keycrypt | hefesto | keychain | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 51 | 36 |
| Total Downloads | 75 | 196 | 3.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 114d ago | 32d ago | 2264d ago |
| Age | 3m | 1m | 6y 2m |
Health Breakdown
keycrypt
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
hefesto
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
keychain
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| keycrypt | hefesto | keychain | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.1.0 | 0.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 16KB | 2KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hefesto leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •keychain has the most downloads (3.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ keychain has not been updated in over a year.
- •keycrypt, keychain are pre-1.0 — API may change.