Decision Workspace
rsa-der vs ring vs rsacracker
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
rsa-der
growingv0.3.0
Crate to encode and decode public RSA keys using DER
52
ring
growingv0.17.14
An experiment.
46
rsacracker
growingv0.9.1
Powerful RSA cracker for CTFs. Supports RSA, X509, OPENSSH, PKCS#12, PKCS#7, and CSR in PEM and DER formats.
Core Metrics
| rsa-der | ring | rsacracker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 52 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 236.1K | 616.7M | 26.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.1K | 26.2M | 0 |
| Dependents | 61 | 23.2K | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 133 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 1709d ago | 489d ago | 113d ago |
| Age | 6y 11m | 9y 11m | 3y |
Health Breakdown
rsa-der
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
ring
Maintenance
8
Quality
9
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
rsacracker
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| rsa-der | ring | rsacracker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.17.14 | 0.9.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 AND ISC | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 9 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 1.5MB | 99KB |
| Features | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 48.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.66.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ring leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ring is depended on by 23.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rsa-der, ring have not been updated in over a year.