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kcipher2

v0.1.2 Experimental

An implementation of the KCipher-2 stream cipher

Apache-2.0 OR MIT Edition 2024 MSRV 1.85.0
CryptographyNo standard library #crypto#trait#stream-cipher#kcipher2

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 23d ago)
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (24KB, 3 deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)

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Downloads
47
Dependents
0
Releases
3
Size
24KB

Deep Insights

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Download activity

47 downloads in the last 30 days (2/day avg).

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Minimal dependencies

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

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Compact crate

At 23KB, kcipher2 is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 13/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 15/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 6/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 2/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 15/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
1/day avg
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Version Adoption

v0.1.1
34%
v0.1.2
34%
v0.1.0
32%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

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Dependencies
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Dependents
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