ghash
v0.6.0 GrowingUniversal hash over GF(2^128) useful for constructing a Message Authentication Code (MAC), as in the AES-GCM authenticated encryption cipher.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 27d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 161 crates
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Tiny footprint (11KB, 3 deps)
Security
Deep Insights
7.0M downloads in the last 30 days (232.3K/day), up 32% from the previous period.
161 crates depend on ghash. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The primary maintainer publishes 211 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 9+ years old, ghash 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 11KB, ghash is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include aes-gcm, shadowsocks-crypto, aead-gcm-stream, mc-oblivious-aes-gcm, ironoxide. When high-quality crates choose ghash, it's a strong quality signal.
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