cipher
v0.5.2 GrowingTraits for describing block ciphers and stream ciphers
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 6d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (2.8K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
18.9M downloads in the last 30 days (630.2K/day), up 21% from the previous period.
2.8K crates depend on cipher. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 215 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 10+ years old, cipher hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 28KB, cipher is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
36% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.
Notable dependents include aes, ctr, crypto-mac, aes-gcm, chacha20. When high-quality crates choose cipher, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
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Most downloaded crates that depend on cipher
