Decision Workspace
sec-mem vs memguard-rs vs secret-box
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
sec-mem
experimentalv0.1.1
High-assurance, attack-resistant cryptographic memory allocator and hardware-enforced secret container
53
memguard-rs
experimentalv0.1.1
Secure memory handling primitives for Rust — zeroization on drop, mlock-protected regions, constant-time comparison, and compile-time enforced memory safety boundaries
49
secret-box
experimentalv0.1.1
Safe boxing mechanism for sensitive values with automatic zeroization
Core Metrics
| sec-mem | memguard-rs | secret-box | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 53 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 28 | 18 | 246 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 26d ago | today | 197d ago |
| Age | 26d | 1d | 6m |
Health Breakdown
sec-mem
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
memguard-rs
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
secret-box
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| sec-mem | memguard-rs | secret-box | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.1.1 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 25KB | 12KB |
| Features | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.87 | 1.65 | 1.75 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •memguard-rs leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •secret-box has the most downloads (246), suggesting wider adoption.