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libgssapi-sys

v0.3.4 Growing

A low level binding to gssapi

MIT Edition 2018
API bindingsAuthenticationCryptographyOperating systems::Unix APIs #authentication#sspi#kerberos#gssapi#krb5

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 45d ago)
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (9KB, 2 deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT)

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Downloads
821.4K
Dependents
36
Releases
13
Size
9KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

203.4K downloads in the last 30 days (6.8K/day), up 50% from the previous period.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 68 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 6+ years old, libgssapi-sys hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Compact crate

At 9KB, libgssapi-sys is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include libgssapi, kenobi-unix, msrpce-dcerpc, msrpce-smb. When high-quality crates choose libgssapi-sys, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 14/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 15/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 10/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 7/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
4K/day avg+116%
010K20K30K4/265/146/16/197/77/24

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.3.3
65%
v0.3.4
20%
v0.2.4
9%
v0.3.0
4%
v0.3.1
2%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
2
direct dependencies
Dependents
36
crates depend on libgssapi-sys

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