Decision Workspace
secure-string vs arm-tzc vs briny
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
secure-string
growingv0.3.0
A data type suitable for storing sensitive information such as passwords and private keys in memory, featuring constant time equality, mlock and zeroing out.
57
arm-tzc
experimentalv0.2.0
Arm TrustZone Address Space Controller
56
briny
experimentalv0.4.1
Low-level enforcement of memory layout integrity
Core Metrics
| secure-string | arm-tzc | briny | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 57 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 577.7K | 19.9K | 2.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 105.9K | 13.0K | 46 |
| Dependents | 80 | 1 | 8 |
| Releases | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 909d ago | 20d ago | 30d ago |
| Age | 2y 5m | 5m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
secure-string
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
arm-tzc
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
briny
Maintenance
18
Quality
10
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| secure-string | arm-tzc | briny | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Unlicense | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 18KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 28.6% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.83.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •arm-tzc leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •secure-string has the most downloads (577.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ secure-string has not been updated in over a year.