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libp2p-identity

v0.2.13 Growing

Data structures and algorithms for identifying peers in libp2p.

MIT Edition 2021 MSRV 1.73.0
Cryptography #networking#cryptography#peer-to-peer#libp2p

Quick Verdict

  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Massive adoption (2.0K crates depend on it)
  • โœ“Team maintained (3 owners)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT)

Security

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Downloads
12.8M
Dependents
2.0K
Releases
18
Size
42KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

861.0K downloads in the last 30 days (28.7K/day), up 19% from the previous period.

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Widely adopted

2.0K crates depend on libp2p-identity. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 66 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 3+ years old, libp2p-identity hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Compact crate

At 41KB, libp2p-identity is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include multiaddr, libp2p-core, libp2p, libp2p-swarm, libp2p-dns. When high-quality crates choose libp2p-identity, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 13/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 15/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 19/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
24K/day avg+50%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.2.9
36%
v0.2.12
19%
v0.1.3
18%
v0.2.10
16%
v0.2.13
11%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
20
direct dependencies
Dependents
2.0K
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