password-auth
v1.0.0 StablePassword authentication library with a focus on simplicity and ease-of-use, including support for Argon2, PBKDF2, and scrypt password hashing algorithms
Quick Verdict
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 3+ years)
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
100.8K downloads in the last 30 days, down 24% from the previous period. May indicate migration to alternatives.
The primary maintainer publishes 216 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 3 years with 11 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
At 9KB, password-auth is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include torii-core, cot, prest, oko, eloran. When high-quality crates choose password-auth, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["argon2", "std"]
