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pkcs5 vs pkcs8 vs pem-rfc7468

Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates

Core Metrics

pkcs5pkcs8pem-rfc7468
Health Score676766
Total Downloads35.6M335.3M259.2M
30d Downloads1.8M15.6M13.0M
Dependents2033.9K575
Releases315123
Last Updated15d ago77d ago247d ago
Age6y 1m6y 1m5y 4m

Health Breakdown

pkcs5
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
pkcs8
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
pem-rfc7468
Maintenance
9
Quality
18
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12

Technical Details

pkcs5pkcs8pem-rfc7468
Version0.8.10.11.01.0.0
Stable (≥1.0)✗ No✗ No✓ Yes
LicenseApache-2.0 OR MITApache-2.0 OR MITApache-2.0 OR MIT
Dependencies1381
Crate Size49KB35KB25KB
Features782
Yanked %12.9%15.7%13.0%
Edition202420242024
MSRV1.851.851.85
Owners3 (team)3 (team)2 (team)

Quick Verdict

  • pkcs5 leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
  • pkcs8 has the most downloads (335.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
  • pkcs8 is depended on by 3.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
  • pkcs5, pkcs8 are pre-1.0 — API may change.