rust-crypto
v0.2.36 GrowingA (mostly) pure-Rust implementation of various common cryptographic algorithms.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 9+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (3.7K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT/Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
81.4K downloads in the last 30 days (2.7K/day), up 35% from the previous period.
3.7K crates depend on rust-crypto. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
rust-crypto has only 1 owner despite 3.7K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
Despite being 11+ years old, rust-crypto hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Notable dependents include cjson, twapi-oauth, rnacos, gnostr, ciruela. When high-quality crates choose rust-crypto, it's a strong quality signal.
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