ed25519-dalek
v2.2.0 StableFast and efficient ed25519 EdDSA key generations, signing, and verification in pure Rust.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 51d ago)
- ✓Stable API (2.x for 9+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (17.2K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- !Heavy dependency tree (22 direct deps)
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Deep Insights
13.4M downloads in the last 30 days (447.1K/day), up 18% from the previous period.
17.2K crates depend on ed25519-dalek — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
This crate is maintained by a team (2 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 9 years with 42 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
22 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
Notable dependents include ed25519, jsonwebtoken, nkeys, signatory, libp2p-identity. When high-quality crates choose ed25519-dalek, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["fast", "std", "zeroize"]
