Decision Workspace
keycrypt vs keychain vs rsa
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).
36
keychain
growingv0.0.2
OpenPGP Key Chain operations
73
rsa
growingv0.9.10
Pure Rust RSA implementation
Core Metrics
| keycrypt | keychain | rsa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 36 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 36 | 3.1K | 135.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 6 | 11.0M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 7.4K |
| Releases | 2 | 2 | 63 |
| Last Updated | 55d ago | 2205d ago | 17d ago |
| Age | 2m | 6y | 7y 8m |
Health Breakdown
keycrypt
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
keychain
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
rsa
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| keycrypt | keychain | rsa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.0.2 | 0.9.10 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | non-standard | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 2KB | 86KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.6% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.65 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •rsa leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rsa is depended on by 7.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ keychain has not been updated in over a year.