ed25519-zebra
v4.2.0 StableZcash-flavored Ed25519 for use in Zebra.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 7d ago)
- ✓Stable API (4.x for 6+ years)
- ✓Trusted by 605 crates
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
567.2K downloads in the last 30 days (18.9K/day), up 13% from the previous period.
605 crates depend on ed25519-zebra. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
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 6 years with 24 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
At 32KB, ed25519-zebra is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include ed25519-zebra, sp-core, smoldot, ed25519-consensus, cosmwasm-crypto. When high-quality crates choose ed25519-zebra, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
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Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on ed25519-zebra
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Feature Flags
default =["serde", "std"]
