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pkcs5 vs pkcs8 vs pem-rfc7468

Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates

Core Metrics

pkcs5pkcs8pem-rfc7468
Health Score666966
Total Downloads30.6M291.4M222.9M
30d Downloads2.8M31.5M26.4M
Dependents1753.2K535
Releases305123
Last Updated31d ago28d ago198d ago
Age5y 11m5y 11m5y 3m

Health Breakdown

pkcs5
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
pkcs8
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
pem-rfc7468
Maintenance
10
Quality
18
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12

Technical Details

pkcs5pkcs8pem-rfc7468
Version0.8.00.11.01.0.0
Stable (≥1.0)✗ No✗ No✓ Yes
LicenseApache-2.0 OR MITApache-2.0 OR MITApache-2.0 OR MIT
Dependencies1281
Crate Size50KB35KB25KB
Features782
Yanked %13.3%15.7%13.0%
Edition202420242024
MSRV1.851.851.85
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 3.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
  • pkcs5, pkcs8 are pre-1.0 — API may change.