des
v0.9.0 GrowingDES and Triple DES (3DES, TDES) block ciphers implementation
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (1.1K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Tiny footprint (40KB, 3 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
2.5M downloads in the last 30 days (82.1K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
1.1K crates depend on des. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 216 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 10+ years old, des hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 39KB, des is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include pkcs5, cmac, ssh-cipher, p12-keystore, pgp. When high-quality crates choose des, it's a strong quality signal.
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