Decision Workspace
ssh-gpg-agent vs ssh-agent-mux vs sshauth
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
ssh-gpg-agent
growingv0.1.5
An SSH agent implementation that transparently supports PGP encrypted private SSH keys.
48
ssh-agent-mux
experimentalv0.2.0
Combine keys from multiple SSH agents into a single agent socket
39
sshauth
growingv0.1.2
SSH key based (agents or static files) authentication tokens
Core Metrics
| ssh-gpg-agent | ssh-agent-mux | sshauth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 48 | 39 |
| Total Downloads | 10.0K | 4.0K | 3.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 11 | 14 | 807 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 866d ago | 98d ago | 201d ago |
| Age | 7y 1m | 11m | 1y 9m |
Health Breakdown
ssh-gpg-agent
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
ssh-agent-mux
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
sshauth
Maintenance
9
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| ssh-gpg-agent | ssh-agent-mux | sshauth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.5 | 0.2.0 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | Apache-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 12 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 37KB | 42KB | 33KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | 1.83.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ssh-agent-mux leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ssh-gpg-agent has the most downloads (10.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ ssh-gpg-agent has not been updated in over a year.