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messtar vs ferrocrypt vs ed25519-dalek-hpke
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
messtar
experimentalv0.4.4
Messtar — custom encryption protocol built with X25519, HKDF and AES-256-GCM
51
ferrocrypt
experimentalv0.2.5
Recipient-oriented file and directory encryption: passphrase (Argon2id) and X25519 public-key recipients, XChaCha20-Poly1305 STREAM payloads, HKDF-SHA3-256 / HMAC-SHA3-256 key derivation and authentication.
46
ed25519-dalek-hpke
growingv0.0.5
HPKE encryption/decryption using `ed25519-dalek` keys via automatic X25519 conversion.
Core Metrics
| messtar | ferrocrypt | ed25519-dalek-hpke | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 51 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 95 | 262 | 6.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Releases | 7 | 8 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 55d ago | 2d ago | 220d ago |
| Age | 2m | 5m | 1y 1m |
Health Breakdown
messtar
Maintenance
13
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
ferrocrypt
Maintenance
19
Quality
9
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
ed25519-dalek-hpke
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| messtar | ferrocrypt | ed25519-dalek-hpke | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.4 | 0.2.5 | 0.0.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-only | GPL-3.0-only | MIT |
| Dependencies | 11 | 15 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 4.2MB | 11KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 14.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ferrocrypt leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ed25519-dalek-hpke has the most downloads (6.9K), suggesting wider adoption.