idea
v0.5.1 GrowingIDEA block cipher
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 54d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Tiny footprint (23KB, 2 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
680.1K downloads in the last 30 days (22.7K/day), up 24% from the previous period.
The primary maintainer publishes 211 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 9+ years old, idea hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 23KB, idea is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include pgp, sequoia-openpgp, cmail-rpgp, vpgp, wecanencrypt. When high-quality crates choose idea, it's a strong quality signal.
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