Decision Workspace
priv_sep vs pwd vs posix-acl
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
71
priv_sep
stablev2.2.0
FFI for chroot(2), pledge(2), setgroups(2), setresgid(2), setresuid(2), and unveil(2).
54
pwd
growingv1.4.0
Safe interface to pwd.h
51
posix-acl
growingv1.2.0
Simple library to interact with POSIX filesystem ACLs
Core Metrics
| priv_sep | pwd | posix-acl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 71 | 54 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 22.2K | 3.3M | 76.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 138 | 134.2K | 6.2K |
| Dependents | 40 | 161 | 43 |
| Releases | 27 | 7 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 17d ago | 1341d ago | 838d ago |
| Age | 2y 8m | 8y 6m | 6y 1m |
Health Breakdown
priv_sep
Maintenance
19
Quality
22
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
pwd
Maintenance
3
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
posix-acl
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| priv_sep | pwd | posix-acl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.2.0 | 1.4.0 | 1.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | CC-PDDC | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 4KB | 18KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | — | 1.60.0 |
| 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.
- •pwd has the most downloads (3.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •pwd is depended on by 161 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pwd, posix-acl have not been updated in over a year.