Decision Workspace
wpa_passphrase vs supplicant-rs vs wpa-psk-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
wpa_passphrase
growingv0.3.0
Generate a WPA PSK from a SSID and passphrase
49
supplicant-rs
experimentalv0.1.0
Pure Rust WPA supplicant: WPA2/WPA3, EAP, 802.1X. Memory-safe replacement for wpa_supplicant.
42
wpa-psk-cli
growingv0.1.6
A command-line utility to compute the WPA-PSK of a Wi-FI SSID and passphrase
Core Metrics
| wpa_passphrase | supplicant-rs | wpa-psk-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 49 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 9.0K | 14 | 9.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 386 | 14 | 9 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 831d ago | 12d ago | 216d ago |
| Age | 4y | 12d | 3y 10m |
Health Breakdown
wpa_passphrase
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
supplicant-rs
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
wpa-psk-cli
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| wpa_passphrase | supplicant-rs | wpa-psk-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.1.0 | 0.1.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 12KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •supplicant-rs leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •wpa-psk-cli has the most downloads (9.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ wpa_passphrase has not been updated in over a year.