Decision Workspace
soteria-rs vs memsec vs seckey
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
soteria-rs
growingv0.5.0
Wrapper around a secret that is stored in memory with the goal to protect against side-channel and speculative attacks.
55
memsec
growingv0.7.0
Rust implementation `libsodium/utils`.
48
seckey
growingv0.12.1
Use `memsec` protected secret memory.
Core Metrics
| soteria-rs | memsec | seckey | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 55 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 34.7K | 1.9M | 249.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 110 | 93.5K | 8.2K |
| Dependents | 6 | 175 | 71 |
| Releases | 7 | 35 | 43 |
| Last Updated | 17d ago | 659d ago | 1122d ago |
| Age | 2y 7m | 9y 9m | 9y 7m |
Health Breakdown
soteria-rs
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
memsec
Maintenance
6
Quality
18
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
seckey
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| soteria-rs | memsec | seckey | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.7.0 | 0.12.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 21 | 3 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 27KB | 7KB | 6KB |
| Features | 13 | 5 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 11.6% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •soteria-rs leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •memsec has the most downloads (1.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •memsec is depended on by 175 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ memsec, seckey have not been updated in over a year.