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challenge_response

v0.5.46 Growing

Perform HMAC-SHA1 and OTP challenges with YubiKey, OnlyKey and NitroKey, in pure Rust.

MIT OR Apache-2.0 Edition 2021
Authentication #configuration#authentication#encryption#yubikey#challenge-response

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 88d ago)
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Trusted by 111 crates
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)

Security

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Downloads
107.2K
Dependents
111
Releases
65
Size
17KB

Deep Insights

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Download decline

4.3K downloads in the last 30 days, down 25% from the previous period. May indicate migration to alternatives.

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Moderate adoption

111 crates depend on challenge_response. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 2+ years old, challenge_response hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Compact crate

At 17KB, challenge_response is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include keepass, shavee, keepass-ng, shavee_core, luks. When high-quality crates choose challenge_response, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 14/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 15/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 11/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 6/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 10/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
152/day avg-57%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.5.46
41%
v0.5.42
32%
v0.5.39
19%
v0.5.45
6%
v0.5.41
1%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["rusb"]

nusbrusb*

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
10
direct dependencies
Dependents
111
crates depend on challenge_response

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