Decision Workspace
securer-string vs secret-box vs rpassword
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
securer-string
experimentalv0.1.2
A data type suitable for storing sensitive information such as passwords and private keys in memory, featuring constant time equality, mlock and zeroing out.
50
secret-box
experimentalv0.1.1
Safe boxing mechanism for sensitive values with automatic zeroization
72
rpassword
stablev7.5.3
Read passwords in console applications.
Core Metrics
| securer-string | secret-box | rpassword | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 50 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 102 | 240 | 43.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 2.5M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 11.4K |
| Releases | 4 | 2 | 46 |
| Last Updated | 3d ago | 148d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 4d | 4m | 11y 3m |
Health Breakdown
securer-string
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
secret-box
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
rpassword
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| securer-string | secret-box | rpassword | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.1.1 | 7.5.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 12KB | 22KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.75 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rpassword leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rpassword is depended on by 11.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •securer-string, secret-box are pre-1.0 — API may change.