blake2-rfc
v0.2.18 GrowingA pure Rust implementation of BLAKE2 based on RFC 7693.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 8+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (1.2K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
533.2K downloads in the last 30 days (17.8K/day), up 53% from the previous period.
1.2K crates depend on blake2-rfc. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
blake2-rfc has only 1 owner despite 1.2K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
Despite being 10+ years old, blake2-rfc hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 15KB, blake2-rfc is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include smoldot, smoldot-light, argon2rs, blake2b-rs, zksync_bellman. When high-quality crates choose blake2-rfc, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["std"]
