Decision Workspace
shortcake vs opaque-ke vs pasetors
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
shortcake
experimentalv0.0.0
A generic Rust implementation of the Pasini-Vaudenay 3-move SAS-based authenticated key agreement protocol
61
opaque-ke
stablev4.0.1
An implementation of the OPAQUE password-authenticated key exchange protocol
61
pasetors
growingv0.7.8
PASETO: Platform-Agnostic Security Tokens (in Rust)
Core Metrics
| shortcake | opaque-ke | pasetors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 61 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 6.7K | 502.3K | 8.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 987 | 19.1K | 266.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 141 | 245 |
| Releases | 5 | 32 | 33 |
| Last Updated | 66d ago | 109d ago | 140d ago |
| Age | 4m | 6y 1m | 5y 9m |
Health Breakdown
shortcake
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
opaque-ke
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
pasetors
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| shortcake | opaque-ke | pasetors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.0 | 4.0.1 | 0.7.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 39 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 697B | 91KB | 153KB |
| Features | 0 | 8 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 9.4% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •opaque-ke leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pasetors has the most downloads (8.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •pasetors is depended on by 245 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •shortcake, pasetors are pre-1.0 — API may change.