memsec
v0.7.0 GrowingRust implementation `libsodium/utils`.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 2+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 228 crates
- ✓Tiny footprint (7KB, 3 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
208.3K downloads in the last 30 days (6.9K/day), up 59% from the previous period.
228 crates depend on memsec. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 10+ years old, memsec hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 6KB, memsec is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include sequoia-openpgp, seckey, sequoia-ipc, memsecurity, microkv. When high-quality crates choose memsec, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["use_os", "alloc"]