x509-parser
v0.18.1 GrowingParser for the X.509 v3 format (RFC 5280 certificates)
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 50d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (4.5K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
9.5M downloads in the last 30 days (315.4K/day), up 16% from the previous period.
4.5K crates depend on x509-parser. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
x509-parser has only 1 owner despite 4.5K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
Despite being 8+ years old, x509-parser hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Notable dependents include rustls, rustls-webpki, webpki-roots, rustls-native-certs, security-framework. When high-quality crates choose x509-parser, it's a strong quality signal.
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