spki
v0.8.0 GrowingX.509 Subject Public Key Info (RFC5280) describing public keys as well as their associated AlgorithmIdentifiers (i.e. OIDs)
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (2.8K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
25.6M downloads in the last 30 days (854.2K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
2.8K crates depend on spki. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 220 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 5+ years old, spki hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 22KB, spki is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
21% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.
Notable dependents include pkcs8, rsa, ecdsa, pkcs1, pkcs5. When high-quality crates choose spki, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem
Downloads, momentum, growth trend
Docs, repo, license, metadata
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Top Dependents
Most downloaded crates that depend on spki
