ssh-cipher
v0.3.0 GrowingPure Rust implementation of SSH symmetric encryption including support for the modern aes128-gcm@openssh.com/aes256-gcm@openssh.com and chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com algorithms as well as legacy support for older ciphers. Built on the pure Rust cryptography implementations maintained by the RustCrypto organization.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 15d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
Security
Deep Insights
1.1M downloads in the last 30 days (37.9K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
The primary maintainer publishes 220 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 3+ years old, ssh-cipher hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 20KB, ssh-cipher is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include ssh-key, internal-russh-forked-ssh-key, ssh-protocol. When high-quality crates choose ssh-cipher, it's a strong quality signal.
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