native-tls
v0.2.18 GrowingA wrapper over a platform's native TLS implementation
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 37d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (9.6K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
14.7M downloads in the last 30 days (491.2K/day), up 27% from the previous period.
9.6K crates depend on native-tls. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 113 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 9+ years old, native-tls hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 29KB, native-tls is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include reqwest, hyper-tls, tokio-native-tls, tungstenite, tokio-tungstenite. When high-quality crates choose native-tls, it's a strong quality signal.
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