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memsec

v0.7.0 Growing

Rust implementation `libsodium/utils`.

MIT Edition 2018
Memory managementNo standard library #memory#secure#protection

Quick Verdict

  • โœ•Not updated for 1+ year
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Trusted by 206 crates
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (7KB, 3 deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT)

Security

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Downloads
2.1M
Dependents
206
Releases
35
Size
7KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

103.3K downloads in the last 30 days (3.4K/day), up 6% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

206 crates depend on memsec. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 9+ years old, memsec hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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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 6KB, memsec is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include sequoia-openpgp, seckey, sequoia-ipc, memsecurity, sop. When high-quality crates choose memsec, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 6/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 18/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 12/20

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
3K/day avg+5%
02K4K6K2/263/164/34/215/95/26

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.7.0
45%
v0.6.3
34%
v0.6.0
9%
v0.5.6
6%
v0.6.2
5%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["use_os", "alloc"]

alloc*use_os*nightlyalloc_ext

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
3
direct dependencies
Dependents
206
crates depend on memsec

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