crypto-bigint
v0.7.5 GrowingPure Rust implementation of a big integer library which has been designed from the ground-up for use in cryptographic applications. Provides constant-time, no_std-friendly implementations of modern formulas using const generics.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 21d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (1.3K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
18.1M downloads in the last 30 days (604.1K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
1.3K crates depend on crypto-bigint. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 220 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 5+ years old, crypto-bigint hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
15% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.
Notable dependents include elliptic-curve, rfc6979, aws-sigv4, ssh-encoding, blind-rsa-signatures. When high-quality crates choose crypto-bigint, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["rand_core"]
