boringtun
v0.7.1 Growingan implementation of the WireGuard® protocol designed for portability and speed
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 24d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 165 crates
- ✓Team maintained (4 owners)
- !Heavy dependency tree (25 direct deps)
Security
Deep Insights
39.2K downloads in the last 30 days (1.3K/day), up 79% from the previous period.
165 crates depend on boringtun. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
This crate is maintained by a team (4 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.
Despite being 7+ years old, boringtun hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
25 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
27% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.
Notable dependents include boringtun-cli, innisfree, onetun, tokio-wireguard, libwgslirpy. When high-quality crates choose boringtun, it's a strong quality signal.
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