Decision Workspace
p12_polyfill vs p12 vs pkcs12cracker
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
p12_polyfill
growingv0.4.0
Allows to use pkcs12 generated by openssl v1 in rustls and native-tls (vendored openssl-src v3)
44
p12
growingv0.6.3
pure rust pkcs12 tool
44
pkcs12cracker
growingv1.0.1
High-performance, multi-threaded PKCS#12 password cracker supporting dictionary, pattern-based, and brute force attacks
Core Metrics
| p12_polyfill | p12 | pkcs12cracker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 44 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 10.8K | 4.2M | 3.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 136.8K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 288 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 16 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 371d ago | 1606d ago | 501d ago |
| Age | 2y 5m | 6y 3m | 1y 6m |
Health Breakdown
p12_polyfill
Maintenance
5
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
p12
Maintenance
4
Quality
9
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
pkcs12cracker
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| p12_polyfill | p12 | pkcs12cracker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.6.3 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 12KB | 1.6MB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 20.0% | 18.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •p12 leads with a health score of 44/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •p12 is depended on by 288 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ p12_polyfill, p12, pkcs12cracker have not been updated in over a year.
- •p12_polyfill, p12 are pre-1.0 — API may change.