Decision Workspace
ukeygen vs SaltPass vs pkcs5
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
ukeygen
growingv0.1.2
An uniform random key generator
42
SaltPass
experimentalv0.1.3
A deterministic password generator based on cryptographic algorithms
63
pkcs5
growingv0.7.1
Pure Rust implementation of Public-Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) #5: Password-Based Cryptography Specification Version 2.1 (RFC 8018)
Core Metrics
| ukeygen | SaltPass | pkcs5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 42 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 2.6K | 44 | 25.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 5 | 2.0M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 155 |
| Releases | 2 | 3 | 29 |
| Last Updated | 887d ago | 61d ago | 62d ago |
| Age | 2y 5m | 2m | 5y 9m |
Health Breakdown
ukeygen
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
SaltPass
Maintenance
10
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
pkcs5
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| ukeygen | SaltPass | pkcs5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.1.3 | 0.7.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 18 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 37KB | 42KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 13.8% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.65 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •pkcs5 leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pkcs5 is depended on by 155 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ukeygen has not been updated in over a year.