Decision Workspace
mac-digest vs oxicrypto-mac vs cmac
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
mac-digest
experimentalv0.1.0
Message Authentication Codes: HMAC, CBC-MAC, CMAC, Poly1305-style universal hashing
52
oxicrypto-mac
experimentalv0.2.0
Pure Rust MAC implementations for OxiCrypto (HMAC-SHA-256, HMAC-SHA-512)
66
cmac
growingv0.8.0
Generic implementation of Cipher-based Message Authentication Code
Core Metrics
| mac-digest | oxicrypto-mac | cmac | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 52 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 15 | 379 | 17.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 619.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 12 | 613 |
| Releases | 1 | 5 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 36d ago | 22d ago | 94d ago |
| Age | 1m | 1m | 8y 11m |
Health Breakdown
mac-digest
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
oxicrypto-mac
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
cmac
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| mac-digest | oxicrypto-mac | cmac | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 13 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 39KB | 1.1MB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •cmac leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cmac is depended on by 613 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.