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ascon-core

v0.5.1 Growing

Pure Rust implementation of the Ascon permutation

Apache-2.0 OR MIT Edition 2024 MSRV 1.85
CryptographyNo standard library #crypto#permutation#ascon

Quick Verdict

  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (10KB, 1 deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)

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Downloads
222.2K
Dependents
23
Releases
8
Size
10KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

44.2K downloads in the last 30 days (1.5K/day), up 11% from the previous period.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 3+ years old, ascon-core hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 1 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Compact crate

At 10KB, ascon-core is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include ascon-hash, ascon-aead, isap-aead. When high-quality crates choose ascon-core, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 6/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 17/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 10/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 6/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 15/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
1K/day avg+39%
01K2K3K12/291/162/32/213/113/28

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.4.1
85%
v0.5.1
6%
v0.1.4
4%
v0.1.2
4%
v0.1.0
1%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

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Maintainers

Dependencies
1
direct dependencies
Dependents
23
crates depend on ascon-core

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