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pkcs1 vs pem-rfc7468 vs pkcs8

Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates

Core Metrics

pkcs1pem-rfc7468pkcs8
Health Score616769
Total Downloads128.8M178.7M237.8M
30d Downloads11.0M18.8M23.6M
Dependents5685092.6K
Releases272349
Last Updated193d ago139d ago44d ago
Age5y 9m5y 1m5y 9m

Health Breakdown

pkcs1
Maintenance
10
Quality
12
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
pem-rfc7468
Maintenance
11
Quality
18
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
pkcs8
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12

Technical Details

pkcs1pem-rfc7468pkcs8
Version0.7.51.0.00.10.2
Stable (≥1.0)✗ No✓ Yes✗ No
LicenseApache-2.0 OR MITApache-2.0 OR MITApache-2.0 OR MIT
Dependencies617
Crate Size36KB25KB26KB
Features428
Yanked %14.8%13.0%16.3%
Edition202120242021
MSRV1.601.851.65
Owners3 (team)2 (team)3 (team)

Quick Verdict

  • pkcs8 leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
  • pkcs8 is depended on by 2.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
  • pkcs1, pkcs8 are pre-1.0 — API may change.