authenticator
v0.5.0 GrowingLibrary for interacting with CTAP1/2 security keys for Web Authentication. Used by Firefox.
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 104 crates
- !Heavy dependency tree (32 direct deps)
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Deep Insights
192.3K downloads in the last 30 days (6.4K/day), up 10% from the previous period.
104 crates depend on authenticator. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 6+ years old, authenticator hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
32 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
Notable dependents include webauthn-authenticator-rs, sshcerts, tmuntaner-webauthn, tauri-plugin-authenticator, card-cli. When high-quality crates choose authenticator, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["crypto_nss"]
