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rc5
v0.0.1 GrowingRC5 block cipher
MIT OR Apache-2.0 Edition 2021 MSRV 1.56
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 54d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Tiny footprint (7KB, 2 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Downloads
12.2K
Dependents
0
Releases
4
Size
7KB
Deep Insights
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Strong growth momentum
437 downloads in the last 30 days (15/day), up 23% from the previous period.
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Prolific maintainer
The primary maintainer publishes 211 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
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Pre-1.0 for over a year
Despite being 9+ years old, rc5 hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
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Minimal dependencies
Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
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Compact crate
At 7KB, rc5 is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 12/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 16/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 10/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 5/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 12/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Daily downloads · last 90 days
12/day avg+46%
Version Adoption
v0.0.1
83%
v0.0.0
16%
v0.1.0-rc.0
0%
v0.1.0-rc.1
0%
Release Timeline
4 releasessince 2016
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Feature Flags
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Maintainers
Dependencies
2
direct dependencies
Dependents
0
crates depend on rc5