twofish
v0.7.1 GrowingTwofish block cipher
Quick Verdict
- โActively maintained (updated 54d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- โTrusted by 294 crates
- โTeam maintained (2 owners)
- โTiny footprint (12KB, 3 deps)
Security
Deep Insights
356.9K downloads in the last 30 days (11.9K/day), up 26% from the previous period.
294 crates depend on twofish. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The primary maintainer publishes 211 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 9+ years old, twofish hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 12KB, twofish is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include pgp, sequoia-openpgp, libp2p-secio, keepass, kdbx-rs. When high-quality crates choose twofish, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
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