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pkcs12 vs pkcs8 vs pem-rfc7468

Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates

Core Metrics

pkcs12pkcs8pem-rfc7468
Health Score556967
Total Downloads4.5M237.8M178.7M
30d Downloads744.0K23.6M18.8M
Dependents412.6K509
Releases34923
Last Updated75d ago44d ago139d ago
Age5y 9m5y 9m5y 1m

Health Breakdown

pkcs12
Maintenance
12
Quality
8
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
pkcs8
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
pem-rfc7468
Maintenance
11
Quality
18
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12

Technical Details

pkcs12pkcs8pem-rfc7468
Version0.1.00.10.21.0.0
Stable (≥1.0)✗ No✗ No✓ Yes
LicenseApache-2.0 OR MITApache-2.0 OR MITApache-2.0 OR MIT
Dependencies1371
Crate Size68KB26KB25KB
Features182
Yanked %33.3%16.3%13.0%
Edition202120212024
MSRV1.651.651.85
Owners3 (team)3 (team)2 (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.
  • pkcs12, pkcs8 are pre-1.0 — API may change.