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commonware-cryptography

v2026.4.0 Stable

Generate keys, sign arbitrary messages, and deterministically verify signatures.

MIT OR Apache-2.0 Edition 2021

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 41d ago)
  • โœ“Stable API (2026.x for 1+ years)
  • โœ“Trusted by 642 crates
  • !Heavy dependency tree (37 direct deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)

Security

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Downloads
181.4K
Dependents
642
Releases
54
Size
277KB

Deep Insights

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Download decline

21.5K downloads in the last 30 days, down 56% from the previous period. May indicate migration to alternatives.

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Moderate adoption

642 crates depend on commonware-cryptography. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 65 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

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Stable API

Reached 1.0 over a year ago. The API surface is settled, making it safe for production use.

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Heavy dependency tree

37 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include commonware-p2p, commonware-runtime, commonware-storage, commonware-stream, commonware-consensus. When high-quality crates choose commonware-cryptography, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 17/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 15/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 9/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 6/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 13/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
1K/day avg-45%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v2026.3.0
47%
v2026.4.0
24%
v2026.2.0
13%
v0.0.63
12%
v0.0.62
4%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["std"]

std*mockssha2-asmarbitraryblake3-parallel

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
37
direct dependencies
Dependents
642
crates depend on commonware-cryptography