belt-block
v0.2.0 Growingbelt-block block cipher implementation
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 45d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Tiny footprint (16KB, 3 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
33.1K downloads in the last 30 days, down 36% from the previous period. May indicate migration to alternatives.
The primary maintainer publishes 215 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 3+ years old, belt-block hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 15KB, belt-block is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include cfb-mode, belt-hash, cts, belt-ctr, bign-genk. When high-quality crates choose belt-block, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["cipher"]
