Decision Workspace
sec1 vs pkcs8 vs ssh-encoding
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
66
sec1
growingv0.8.1
Pure Rust implementation of SEC1: Elliptic Curve Cryptography encoding formats including ASN.1 DER encoded private keys as well as the Elliptic-Curve-Point-to-Octet-String encoding
69
pkcs8
growingv0.11.0
Pure Rust implementation of Public-Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) #8: Private-Key Information Syntax Specification (RFC 5208), with additional support for PKCS#8v2 asymmetric key packages (RFC 5958)
69
ssh-encoding
growingv0.3.0
Pure Rust implementation of SSH data type decoders/encoders as described in RFC4251
Core Metrics
| sec1 | pkcs8 | ssh-encoding | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 66 | 69 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 151.1M | 291.4M | 6.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 14.4M | 31.5M | 1.2M |
| Dependents | 1.0K | 3.2K | 242 |
| Releases | 30 | 51 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 55d ago | 28d ago | today |
| Age | 5y 9m | 5y 11m | 3y 7m |
Health Breakdown
sec1
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
pkcs8
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
ssh-encoding
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| sec1 | pkcs8 | ssh-encoding | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.1 | 0.11.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 35KB | 25KB |
| Features | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 10.0% | 15.7% | 5.9% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 3 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •pkcs8 leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pkcs8 is depended on by 3.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.