Decision Workspace
pam-client vs pam-client2 vs pam-bindings
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
pam-client
growingv0.5.0
Application API wrapper to Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM)
52
pam-client2
growingv0.5.5
Application API wrapper to Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) (forked and fixed version of pam-client)
58
pam-bindings
growingv0.2.1
Simplified PAM module creation in Rust
Core Metrics
| pam-client | pam-client2 | pam-bindings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 52 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 74.5K | 4.1K | 60.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.5K | 0 | 2.8K |
| Dependents | 35 | 5 | 9 |
| Releases | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1396d ago | 59d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 5y 3m | 1y 7m | 3y 10m |
Health Breakdown
pam-client
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
pam-client2
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
pam-bindings
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| pam-client | pam-client2 | pam-bindings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.5.5 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MPL-2.0 | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 38KB | 42KB | 15KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pam-bindings leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pam-client has the most downloads (74.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ pam-client has not been updated in over a year.