linux-keyutils
v0.2.5 GrowingRust interface to the Linux key-management facility. Provides a safe interface around the raw system calls allowing user-space programs to perform key manipulation.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 6d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
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903.0K downloads in the last 30 days (30.1K/day), up 49% from the previous period.
Despite being 3+ years old, linux-keyutils hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 20KB, linux-keyutils is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include keyring, openpgp-card-state, keyring-search, linux-keyutils-keyring-store, roughenough-keys. When high-quality crates choose linux-keyutils, it's a strong quality signal.
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