rustls-pemfile

20.8M downloads in the last 30 days, down 25% from the previous period. May indicate migration to alternatives.

18.7K crates depend on rustls-pemfile — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.

This crate is maintained by a team (3 owners), reducing bus-factor risk and ensuring continuity.

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 5 years with 18 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

At 25KB, rustls-pemfile is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

Notable dependents include trust-dns-proto, aws-smithy-http-client, tiny_http, futures-rustls, zookeeper-client. When high-quality crates choose rustls-pemfile, it's a strong quality signal.