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pem-rfc7468 vs pkcs1 vs pkcs5

Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates

Core Metrics

pem-rfc7468pkcs1pkcs5
Health Score665967
Total Downloads259.2M173.5M35.6M
30d Downloads12.2M8.0M1.7M
Dependents575845203
Releases232731
Last Updated247d ago301d ago15d ago
Age5y 4m6y 1m6y 1m

Health Breakdown

pem-rfc7468
Maintenance
9
Quality
18
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
pkcs1
Maintenance
8
Quality
12
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
pkcs5
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12

Technical Details

pem-rfc7468pkcs1pkcs5
Version1.0.00.7.50.8.1
Stable (≥1.0)✓ Yes✗ No✗ No
LicenseApache-2.0 OR MITApache-2.0 OR MITApache-2.0 OR MIT
Dependencies1613
Crate Size25KB36KB49KB
Features247
Yanked %13.0%14.8%12.9%
Edition202420212024
MSRV1.851.601.85
Owners2 (team)3 (team)3 (team)

Quick Verdict

  • pkcs5 leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
  • pem-rfc7468 has the most downloads (259.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
  • pkcs1 is depended on by 845 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
  • pkcs1, pkcs5 are pre-1.0 — API may change.