polyval
v0.7.1 GrowingPOLYVAL is a GHASH-like universal hash over GF(2^128) useful for constructing a Message Authentication Code (MAC)
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 27d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
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Deep Insights
7.6M downloads in the last 30 days (252.7K/day), up 33% from the previous period.
The primary maintainer publishes 215 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 6+ years old, polyval hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 27KB, polyval is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include ghash, aes-gcm-siv, tor-proto, hctr2, sb-aes-gcm-siv. When high-quality crates choose polyval, it's a strong quality signal.
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