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rust-elgamal vs curve25519-dalek vs curve25519-dalek-arcium-fork
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
rust-elgamal
growingv0.4.0
A straightforward implementation of ElGamal homomorphic encryption using the ristretto255 elliptic curve group.
72
curve25519-dalek
stablev4.1.3
A pure-Rust implementation of group operations on ristretto255 and Curve25519
67
curve25519-dalek-arcium-fork
growingv4.1.10
A pure-Rust implementation of group operations on ristretto255 and Curve25519
Core Metrics
| rust-elgamal | curve25519-dalek | curve25519-dalek-arcium-fork | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 72 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 9.1K | 144.4M | 27.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 13.8M | 8.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 7.4K | 61 |
| Releases | 5 | 101 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 1883d ago | 51d ago | 10d ago |
| Age | 5y 2m | 9y 3m | 11m |
Health Breakdown
rust-elgamal
Maintenance
3
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
curve25519-dalek
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
curve25519-dalek-arcium-fork
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| rust-elgamal | curve25519-dalek | curve25519-dalek-arcium-fork | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 4.1.3 | 4.1.10 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 5 | 18 | 25 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 306KB | 322KB |
| Features | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 20.0% | 54.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.60.0 | 1.60.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •curve25519-dalek leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •curve25519-dalek is depended on by 7.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rust-elgamal has not been updated in over a year.
- •rust-elgamal is pre-1.0 — API may change.