picky
v6.3.0 StablePortable X.509, PKI, JOSE and HTTP signature implementation.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 28d ago)
- ✓Stable API (6.x for 6+ years)
- ✓Trusted by 216 crates
- ✓Team maintained (4 owners)
- !Heavy dependency tree (23 direct deps)
Security
Deep Insights
76.0K downloads in the last 30 days (2.5K/day), up 38% from the previous period.
216 crates depend on picky. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The primary maintainer publishes 57 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 6 years with 47 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
23 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
30% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.
Notable dependents include sspi, custom-utils, ironrdp-connector, winscard, efi_signer. When high-quality crates choose picky, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Docs, repo, license, metadata
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Feature Flags
default =["x509", "jose", "http_signature", "http_trait_impl"]
