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serpent
v0.5.1 GrowingSerpent 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 (49KB, 3 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
Security
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Downloads
15.5K
Dependents
0
Releases
10
Size
49KB
Deep Insights
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Strong growth momentum
1.4K downloads in the last 30 days (47/day), up 499% 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, serpent hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
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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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Compact crate
At 48KB, serpent is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Health Breakdown
Maintenance 13/25
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Quality 12/25
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Community 11/20
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Popularity 5/15
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Documentation 15/15
Docs, repo, license, metadata
Download Trend
Daily downloads · last 90 days
20/day avg+331%
Version Adoption
v0.5.1
42%
v0.0.1
17%
v0.4.0
17%
v0.3.0
13%
v0.2.0
11%
Release Timeline
10 releases1 yankedsince 2016
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2026
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Feature Flags
zeroize
README
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Maintainers
Dependencies
3
direct dependencies
Dependents
0
crates depend on serpent