sha256

2.5M downloads in the last 30 days (82.6K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.

2.9K crates depend on sha256. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

sha256 has only 1 owner despite 2.9K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 8 years with 18 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

At 13KB, sha256 is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

Notable dependents include aws-sign-v4, expunge, datadog-api-client, maybenot, warg-client. When high-quality crates choose sha256, it's a strong quality signal.