Decision Workspace
memsecurity vs aws-lc-rs vs cedar-policy
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
memsecurity
growingv3.5.2
Securely hold secrets in memory and protect them against cross-protection-boundary readout via microarchitectural, via attacks on physical layout, and via coldboot attacks.
81
aws-lc-rs
stablev1.16.2
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.
75
cedar-policy
stablev4.9.1
Cedar is a language for defining permissions as policies, which describe who should have access to what.
Core Metrics
| memsecurity | aws-lc-rs | cedar-policy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 81 | 75 |
| Total Downloads | 40.9K | 92.9M | 4.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.2K | 14.3M | 722.4K |
| Dependents | 25 | 1.9K | 597 |
| Releases | 25 | 49 | 73 |
| Last Updated | 812d ago | 8d ago | 28d ago |
| Age | 2y 10m | 2y 11m | 2y 10m |
Health Breakdown
memsecurity
Maintenance
7
Quality
21
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
aws-lc-rs
Maintenance
21
Quality
20
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
cedar-policy
Maintenance
17
Quality
19
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| memsecurity | aws-lc-rs | cedar-policy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.5.2 | 1.16.2 | 4.9.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | ISC AND (Apache-2.0 OR ISC) | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 9 | 28 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 225KB | 183KB |
| Features | 9 | 12 | 18 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.71.0 | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 7 (team) |
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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 1.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ memsecurity has not been updated in over a year.