crypto
v0.5.1 GrowingFacade crate for all of the RustCrypto traits (e.g. `aead`, `cipher`, `digest`)
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 162 crates
- ✓Team maintained (3 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
- !44% of releases were yanked
Security
Deep Insights
70.2K downloads in the last 30 days, down 52% from the previous period. May indicate migration to alternatives.
162 crates depend on crypto. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The primary maintainer publishes 220 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 11+ years old, crypto hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 8KB, crypto is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
44% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.
Notable dependents include midnight-storage, runeauth, midnight-storage-core, dusk-wallet, midnight-serialize. When high-quality crates choose crypto, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
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Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
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