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tiny-keccak

v2.0.2 Growing

An implementation of Keccak derived functions.

CC0-1.0 Edition 2018
CryptographyNo standard library #hash#crypto#sha3#keccak#kangarootwelve

Quick Verdict

  • โœ•Not updated for 5+ years
  • โœ“Stable API (2.x for 10+ years)
  • โœ“Massive adoption (6.7K crates depend on it)
  • โœ“Tiny footprint (20KB, 1 deps)

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Downloads
154.1M
Dependents
6.7K
Releases
28
Size
20KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

11.8M downloads in the last 30 days (392.4K/day), up 25% from the previous period.

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Widely adopted

6.7K crates depend on tiny-keccak. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

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Single maintainer risk

tiny-keccak has only 1 owner despite 6.7K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern โ€” consider the implications for long-term support.

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Stable for 10+ years

The API has been stable (1.x) for over 10 years with 28 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.

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Minimal dependencies

Only 1 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.

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Compact crate

At 20KB, tiny-keccak is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include const-random-macro, ethbloom, alloy-primitives, ethers-core, ethers-solc. When high-quality crates choose tiny-keccak, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 4/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 24/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 15/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 6/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
316K/day avg+57%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v2.0.2
98%
v1.5.0
2%
v1.4.2
0%
v2.0.1
0%
v1.4.4
0%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

k12kmacsha3shakesp800cshakekeccakfips202tuple_hashparallel_hash

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
1
direct dependencies
Dependents
6.7K
crates depend on tiny-keccak

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