hardbound

v0.0.1 Experimental

Hardbound — public trait surface for the enterprise hardware-bound trust tier of Web4. Implementations of these traits anchor identity, vault, witness chain, and policy in TPM 2.0 / YubiKey / Secure Enclave hardware. The reference closed-source implementation is at metalinxx.io; this crate is the contract any compatible implementation must satisfy.

AGPL-3.0-or-later Edition 2021 MSRV 1.80

Authentication Cryptography No standard library::No dynamic allocation #tpm#trust#attestation#web4#hardbound

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Quick Verdict

✓Actively maintained (updated 9d ago)
!Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
✓Tiny footprint (6KB, 1 deps)

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Minimal dependencies

Only 1 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Compact crate

At 6KB, hardbound is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Maintenance 12/25

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Quality 14/25

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Community 6/20

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dennis palatov

4 crates

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