Decision Workspace
yubikey vs yubikey-cli vs signature
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
yubikey
growingv0.8.0
Pure Rust cross-platform host-side driver for YubiKey devices from Yubico with support for hardware-backed public-key decryption and digital signatures using the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) application. Supports RSA (1024/2048) or ECC (NIST P-256/P-384) algorithms e.g, PKCS#1v1.5, ECDSA
39
yubikey-cli
growingv0.7.0
Command-line interface for performing encryption and signing using RSA/ECC keys stored on YubiKey devices.
77
signature
stablev2.2.0
Traits for cryptographic signature algorithms (e.g. ECDSA, Ed25519)
Core Metrics
| yubikey | yubikey-cli | signature | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 39 | 77 |
| Total Downloads | 356.1K | 10.9K | 250.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 24.3K | 12 | 24.5M |
| Dependents | 105 | 0 | 4.1K |
| Releases | 14 | 8 | 54 |
| Last Updated | 955d ago | 1229d ago | 51d ago |
| Age | 9y 7m | 6y 3m | 7y 5m |
Health Breakdown
yubikey
Maintenance
4
Quality
6
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
yubikey-cli
Maintenance
5
Quality
9
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
signature
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| yubikey | yubikey-cli | signature | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 | 0.7.0 | 2.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | BSD-2-Clause | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 28 | 9 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 94KB | 16KB | 16KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 57.1% | 12.5% | 5.6% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.65 | 1.56 | 1.60 |
| Owners | 3 | 2 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •signature leads with a health score of 77/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •signature is depended on by 4.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ yubikey, yubikey-cli have not been updated in over a year.
- •yubikey, yubikey-cli are pre-1.0 — API may change.