Decision Workspace
secure-gate vs secret-box vs aws-lc-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
secure-gate
experimentalv0.9.0-rc.6
Secure wrappers for secrets with explicit access and mandatory zeroization — no_std-compatible, zero-overhead library with audit-friendly access patterns.
50
secret-box
experimentalv0.1.1
Safe boxing mechanism for sensitive values with automatic zeroization
81
aws-lc-rs
stablev1.17.0
aws-lc-rs is a cryptographic library using AWS-LC for its cryptographic operations. This library strives to be API-compatible with the popular Rust library named ring.
Core Metrics
| secure-gate | secret-box | aws-lc-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 50 | 81 |
| Total Downloads | 1.4K | 240 | 124.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 17.7M |
| Dependents | 54 | 0 | 2.5K |
| Releases | 53 | 2 | 51 |
| Last Updated | 15d ago | 148d ago | 12d ago |
| Age | 6m | 4m | 3y 1m |
Health Breakdown
secure-gate
Maintenance
18
Quality
10
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
secret-box
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
aws-lc-rs
Maintenance
21
Quality
20
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| secure-gate | secret-box | aws-lc-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.0-rc.6 | 0.1.1 | 1.17.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | ISC AND (Apache-2.0 OR ISC) |
| Dependencies | 13 | 3 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 93KB | 12KB | 239KB |
| Features | 15 | 2 | 13 |
| Yanked % | 71.7% | 0.0% | 3.9% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.75 | 1.71.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •aws-lc-rs has the highest health score (81/100) — a strong overall choice.
- •aws-lc-rs is depended on by 2.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •secure-gate, secret-box are pre-1.0 — API may change.