yubikey
v0.8.0 GrowingPure Rust cross-platform host-side driver for YubiKey devices from Yubico with support for hardware-backed public-key decryption and digital signatures using the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) application. Supports RSA (1024/2048) or ECC (NIST P-256/P-384) algorithms e.g, PKCS#1v1.5, ECDSA
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 2+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 105 crates
- !Heavy dependency tree (28 direct deps)
- !57% of releases were yanked
Security
Deep Insights
25.2K downloads in the last 30 days (839/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
105 crates depend on yubikey. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The primary maintainer publishes 215 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 9+ years old, yubikey hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
28 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.
57% of releases have been yanked. Check version history before pinning.
Notable dependents include apple-codesign, sshcerts, tiny-encrypt, age-plugin-yubikey, yubikey-cli. When high-quality crates choose yubikey, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
Recency, release consistency, active ratio
Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features
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