afl
v0.17.1 GrowingFuzzing Rust code with american-fuzzy-lop
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 60d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 233 crates
- ✓Team maintained (3 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
74.7K downloads in the last 30 days (2.5K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
233 crates depend on afl. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The primary maintainer publishes 51 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 10+ years old, afl hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 8KB, afl is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include cpp_demangle, test-fuzz, ziggy, rustyknife, rsdict. When high-quality crates choose afl, it's a strong quality signal.
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