pkcs7
v0.4.1 GrowingDEPRECATED: use the `cms` crate instead
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 2+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
- !38% of releases were yanked
Security
Deep Insights
78.7K downloads in the last 30 days (2.6K/day), up 39% from the previous period.
The primary maintainer publishes 215 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 9+ years old, pkcs7 hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 23KB, pkcs7 is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
38% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.
Notable dependents include windows-ctl, speck-cbc, nab138_icloud_auth, yubikey-signer. When high-quality crates choose pkcs7, 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
Download Trend
Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on pkcs7
