Decision Workspace
rustls-dangerous vs rustls-platform-verifier vs uselesskey-x509
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
rustls-dangerous
experimentalv0.1.0
A dangerous implementation of ServerCertVerifier for rustls that disables all certificate validation. WARNING: Development and testing only!
65
rustls-platform-verifier
growingv0.6.2
rustls-platform-verifier supports verifying TLS certificates in rustls with the operating system verifier
56
uselesskey-x509
experimentalv0.5.0
X.509 self-signed and chain certificate fixtures with negative variants for tests.
Core Metrics
| rustls-dangerous | rustls-platform-verifier | uselesskey-x509 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 65 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 22 | 35.4M | 308 |
| 30d Downloads | 22 | 8.2M | 308 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.1K | 35 |
| Releases | 1 | 17 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 28d ago | 156d ago | today |
| Age | 28d | 2y 2m | 18d |
Health Breakdown
rustls-dangerous
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
rustls-platform-verifier
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
uselesskey-x509
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| rustls-dangerous | rustls-platform-verifier | uselesskey-x509 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.6.2 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 21 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 59KB | 49KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.71.0 | 1.92 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rustls-platform-verifier leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rustls-platform-verifier is depended on by 1.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.