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actix-web-httpauth

v0.8.2 Growing

HTTP authentication schemes for Actix Web

MIT OR Apache-2.0 Edition 2021 MSRV 1.75
Web programming #http#web#security#authentication#framework

Quick Verdict

  • โœ•Not updated for 2+ years
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Massive adoption (1.0K crates depend on it)
  • โœ“Team maintained (3 owners)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)

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Downloads
5.7M
Dependents
1.0K
Releases
29
Size
32KB

Deep Insights

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Stable downloads

161.2K downloads in the last 30 days (5.4K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.

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Widely adopted

1.0K crates depend on actix-web-httpauth. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

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Team maintained

This crate is maintained by a team (3 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 8+ years old, actix-web-httpauth hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Compact crate

At 31KB, actix-web-httpauth is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include paperclip, actix-web-grants, opentalk-types-common, miniserve, firebase-auth. When high-quality crates choose actix-web-httpauth, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 6/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 12/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 18/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
5K/day avg-29%
02K4K6K8K10K4/265/146/16/197/77/24

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.8.2
47%
v0.8.0
20%
v0.8.1
19%
v0.6.0
15%
v0.6.0-beta.7
0%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
12
direct dependencies
Dependents
1.0K
crates depend on actix-web-httpauth

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