aws-config
v1.8.15 StableAWS SDK config and credential provider implementations.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 23d ago)
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 4+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (63.4K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- !Heavy dependency tree (38 direct deps)
Security
Deep Insights
6.8M downloads in the last 30 days (227.5K/day), up 8% from the previous period.
63.4K crates depend on aws-config — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
The primary maintainer publishes 489 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 4 years with 96 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
38 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
Notable dependents include aws-sdk-s3, aws-sdk-dynamodb, aws-sdk-secretsmanager, mongodb, aws-sdk-sqs. When high-quality crates choose aws-config, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on aws-config
Version Adoption
Release Timeline
Feature Flags
default =["default-https-client", "rt-tokio", "credentials-process", "sso"]
