crypto
v0.5.1 GrowingFacade crate for all of the RustCrypto traits (e.g. `aead`, `cipher`, `digest`)
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 51d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 160 crates
- ✓Team maintained (3 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
112.2K downloads in the last 30 days (3.7K/day), up 15% from the previous period.
160 crates depend on crypto. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The primary maintainer publishes 215 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 runeauth, dusk-wallet, midnight-storage, dingtalk-rs, kyber-rs. When high-quality crates choose crypto, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
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