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hickory-net
v0.26.1 Experimentalhickory-net is a safe and secure low-level DNS library. This is the foundational DNS protocol library used by the other higher-level Hickory DNS crates.
MIT OR Apache-2.0 Edition 2021 MSRV 1.88
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 73d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- !Heavy dependency tree (38 direct deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
Security
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Downloads
3.6M
Dependents
53
Releases
6
Size
129KB
Deep Insights
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Strong growth momentum
2.0M downloads in the last 30 days (65.0K/day), up 57% from the previous period.
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Heavy dependency tree
38 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
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Used by top crates
Notable dependents include hickory-resolver, mongodb, hickory-server, cyper, dns-update. When high-quality crates choose hickory-net, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 18/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 13/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 9/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 8/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 15/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Daily downloads · last 90 days
40K/day avg+97%
Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on hickory-net
Version Adoption
v0.26.1
92%
v0.26.0
5%
v0.26.0-beta.4
3%
v0.26.0-beta.3
0%
v0.26.0-beta.1
0%
Release Timeline
6 releasessince 2026
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Feature Flags
default =["tokio"]
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README
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Maintainers
Dependencies
38
direct dependencies
Dependents
53
crates depend on hickory-net