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rpassword

v7.4.0 Growing

Read passwords in console applications.

Apache-2.0 Edition 2018 MSRV 1.60
#read#password#security#pass#getpass

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Stable API (7.x for 11+ years)
  • โœ“Massive adoption (9.2K crates depend on it)
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (124KB, 3 deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (Apache-2.0)

Security

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Downloads
39.4M
Dependents
9.2K
Releases
42
Size
124KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

2.1M downloads in the last 30 days (68.5K/day), up 30% from the previous period.

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Widely adopted

9.2K crates depend on rpassword. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

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Single maintainer risk

rpassword has only 1 owner despite 9.2K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern โ€” consider the implications for long-term support.

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Stable for 11+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 11 years with 42 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include keyring, solana-clap-utils, syd, quest, authenticator. When high-quality crates choose rpassword, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 8/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 19/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 12/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 14/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
54K/day avg+66%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v7.3.1
32%
v5.0.1
22%
v7.2.0
21%
v7.4.0
17%
v2.1.0
7%

Release Timeline

42 releasessince 2015
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Maintainers

Dependencies
3
direct dependencies
Dependents
9.2K
crates depend on rpassword

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