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ml-kem

v0.2.3 Growing

Pure Rust implementation of the Module-Lattice-Based Key-Encapsulation Mechanism Standard (formerly known as Kyber) as described in FIPS 203

Apache-2.0 OR MIT Edition 2021 MSRV 1.74
CryptographyNo standard library #crypto#post-quantum#lattice#kyber

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 1d ago)
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Trusted by 211 crates
  • โœ“Team maintained (2 owners)
  • โœ“Permissive license (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)

Security

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Downloads
850.3K
Dependents
211
Releases
19
Size
35KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

173.5K downloads in the last 30 days (5.8K/day), up 38% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

211 crates depend on ml-kem. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 215 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 2+ years old, ml-kem hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Compact crate

At 34KB, ml-kem is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Notable yanked versions

16% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include pgp, russh, hpke-rs-rust-crypto, cosmian_cover_crypt, mla. When high-quality crates choose ml-kem, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 19/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 11/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 17/20

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+81%
02K4K6K8K12/291/162/32/213/113/28

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.2.1
75%
v0.2.3
9%
v0.2.2
8%
v0.3.0-rc.0
5%
v0.3.0-pre
3%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["std"]

std*zeroizedeterministic

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
13
direct dependencies
Dependents
211
crates depend on ml-kem

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