hmac-sha256

1.3M downloads in the last 30 days (43.5K/day), up 8% from the previous period.

999 crates depend on hmac-sha256. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

The primary maintainer publishes 140 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 7 years with 24 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

At 10KB, hmac-sha256 is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

Notable dependents include ort-sys, blind-rsa-signatures, jwt-simple, openid, superboring. When high-quality crates choose hmac-sha256, it's a strong quality signal.