boring-sys
v5.0.2 StableFFI bindings to BoringSSL
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 38d ago)
- ✓Stable API (5.x for 5+ years)
- ✓Trusted by 142 crates
- ✓Team maintained (5 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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Deep Insights
282.5K downloads in the last 30 days (9.4K/day), up 16% from the previous period.
142 crates depend on boring-sys. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
This crate is maintained by a team (5 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 5 years with 53 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
5.2MB is relatively large. May impact download and compile times.
13% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.
Notable dependents include boring, tokio-boring, pingora-boringssl, libsignal-core-syft, quinn-boring. When high-quality crates choose boring-sys, it's a strong quality signal.
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