pqcrypto
v0.18.1 GrowingPost-Quantum cryptographic primitives
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 1+ year
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
13.9K downloads in the last 30 days (463/day), up 54% from the previous period.
This crate is maintained by a team (2 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.
Despite being 7+ years old, pqcrypto hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 5KB, pqcrypto is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include libmilkyway, wasi-crypto-preview, pqcrypto-compat, qfe, axial. When high-quality crates choose pqcrypto, it's a strong quality signal.
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Most downloaded crates that depend on pqcrypto
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Feature Flags
default =["pqcrypto-mlkem", "pqcrypto-classicmceliece", "pqcrypto-hqc", "pqcrypto-mldsa", "pqcrypto-falcon", "pqcrypto-sphincsplus"]
