block-padding
v0.4.2 GrowingPadding and unpadding of messages divided into blocks.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 49d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 507 crates
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Tiny footprint (10KB, 1 deps)
Security
Deep Insights
7.8M downloads in the last 30 days (259.7K/day), up 30% from the previous period.
507 crates depend on block-padding. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The primary maintainer publishes 211 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 8+ years old, block-padding hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 1 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 10KB, block-padding is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
17% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.
Notable dependents include inout, dbus-secret-service, pgp, russh, russh-keys. When high-quality crates choose block-padding, it's a strong quality signal.
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Most downloaded crates that depend on block-padding
