Decision Workspace
posix-acl vs acl-sys vs priv_sep
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
posix-acl
growingv1.2.0
Simple library to interact with POSIX filesystem ACLs
45
acl-sys
growingv1.2.2
FFI interface for POSIX Access Control Lists
71
priv_sep
stablev2.2.0
FFI for chroot(2), pledge(2), setgroups(2), setresgid(2), setresuid(2), and unveil(2).
Core Metrics
| posix-acl | acl-sys | priv_sep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 45 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 76.7K | 85.4K | 22.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 6.2K | 6.3K | 138 |
| Dependents | 43 | 10 | 40 |
| Releases | 8 | 5 | 27 |
| Last Updated | 838d ago | 2183d ago | 17d ago |
| Age | 6y 1m | 10y 8m | 2y 8m |
Health Breakdown
posix-acl
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
acl-sys
Maintenance
2
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
priv_sep
Maintenance
19
Quality
22
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| posix-acl | acl-sys | priv_sep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.0 | 1.2.2 | 2.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | LGPL-2.1 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 11KB | 14KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | — | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.60.0 | — | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •priv_sep leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •acl-sys has the most downloads (85.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ posix-acl, acl-sys have not been updated in over a year.