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p256k1

v7.2.2 Growing

Rust wrappers around libsecp256k1 which expose internal scalar and point APIs

Apache-2.0 Edition 2021
API bindingsCryptographyMathematics #crypto#cryptography#secp256k1

Quick Verdict

  • โœ•Not updated for 1+ year
  • โœ“Stable API (7.x for 3+ years)
  • โœ“Permissive license (Apache-2.0)

Security

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Downloads
121.4K
Dependents
30
Releases
26
Size
2.5MB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

5.5K downloads in the last 30 days (185/day), up 142% from the previous period.

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Stable for 3+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 3 years with 26 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Large crate size

2.5MB is relatively large. May impact download and compile times.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include wsts, wtfrost, sbtc-core. When high-quality crates choose p256k1, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 8/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 15/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 10/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 6/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 10/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
98/day avg+235%
020040060012/291/162/32/213/113/28

Top Dependents

Most downloaded crates that depend on p256k1

Version Adoption

v7.1.0
44%
v7.2.2
18%
v7.0.0
14%
v6.0.0
13%
v5.5.0
11%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["with_bindgen"]

with_bindgen*

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Maintainers

Dependencies
18
direct dependencies
Dependents
30
crates depend on p256k1

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