Decision Workspace
retail-mac vs cmac vs poly1305
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
retail-mac
growingv0.0.0
Implementation of Retail Message Authentication Code (Retail MAC)
73
cmac
growingv0.7.2
Generic implementation of Cipher-based Message Authentication Code
69
poly1305
growingv0.8.0
The Poly1305 universal hash function and message authentication code
Core Metrics
| retail-mac | cmac | poly1305 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 73 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 1.9K | 13.5M | 56.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 1.7M | 4.6M |
| Dependents | 0 | 344 | 259 |
| Releases | 3 | 21 | 27 |
| Last Updated | 39d ago | 2d ago | 45d ago |
| Age | 1y 6m | 8y 8m | 9y 5m |
Health Breakdown
retail-mac
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
cmac
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
poly1305
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| retail-mac | cmac | poly1305 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.0 | 0.7.2 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 632B | 45KB | 33KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56 | 1.56 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •cmac leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •poly1305 has the most downloads (56.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •cmac is depended on by 344 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.