https://github.com/rustcrypto/traits

Collection of cryptography-related traits
https://github.com/rustcrypto/traits

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Collection of cryptography-related traits

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/rustcrypto/traits
• Owner: RustCrypto
• Created: 2017-03-20T17:24:37.000Z (almost 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-05-07T15:44:24.000Z (9 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-05-08T00:02:53.304Z (9 months ago)
• Language: Rust
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• Size: 2.8 MB
• Stars: 647
• Watchers: 17
• Forks: 215
• Open Issues: 57
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Security: SECURITY.md

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# RustCrypto: Traits

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Collection of traits which describe functionality of cryptographic primitives.

## Crates

| Name                | Algorithm | Crates.io | Docs  | MSRV |

|---------------------|-----------|:---------:|:-----:|:----:|

| [`aead`]            | [Authenticated encryption]    | [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/aead.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/aead) | [![Documentation](https://docs.rs/aead/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/aead) | ![MSRV 1.85][msrv-1.85] |

| [`async‑signature`] | [Digital signature]           | [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/async-signature.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/async-signature) | [![Documentation](https://docs.rs/async-signature/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/async-signature) | ![MSRV 1.85][msrv-1.85] |

| [`cipher`]          | [Block] and [stream cipher]   | [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/cipher.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/cipher) | [![Documentation](https://docs.rs/cipher/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/cipher) | ![MSRV 1.85][msrv-1.85] |

| [`crypto‑common`]      | Common cryptographic traits | [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/crypto-common.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/crypto-common) | [![Documentation](https://docs.rs/crypto-common/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/crypto-common) | ![MSRV 1.85][msrv-1.85] |

| [`digest`]          | [Cryptographic hash function] | [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/digest.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/digest) | [![Documentation](https://docs.rs/digest/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/digest) | ![MSRV 1.85][msrv-1.85] |

| [`elliptic‑curve`]  | [Elliptic curve cryptography] | [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/elliptic-curve.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/elliptic-curve) | [![Documentation](https://docs.rs/elliptic-curve/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/elliptic-curve) | ![MSRV 1.85][msrv-1.85] |

| [`kem`]             | [Key encapsulation mechanism] | [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/kem.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/kem) | [![Documentation](https://docs.rs/kem/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/kem) | ![MSRV 1.85][msrv-1.85] |

| [`password-hash`]   | [Password hashing]            | [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/password-hash.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/password-hash) | [![Documentation](https://docs.rs/password-hash/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/password-hash) | ![MSRV 1.85][msrv-1.85] |

| [`signature`]       | [Digital signature]           | [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/signature.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/signature) | [![Documentation](https://docs.rs/signature/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/signature) | ![MSRV 1.85][msrv-1.85] |

| [`universal‑hash`]  | [Universal hash function]     | [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/universal-hash.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/universal-hash) | [![Documentation](https://docs.rs/universal-hash/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/universal-hash) | ![MSRV 1.85][msrv-1.85] |

### Additional Crates

| Crate name | Description             | Crates.io | Docs  | MSRV |

|------------|-------------------------|:---------:|:-----:|:----:|

| [`crypto`] | Facade for trait crates | [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/crypto.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/crypto) | [![Documentation](https://docs.rs/crypto/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/crypto) | ![MSRV 1.85][msrv-1.85] |

## License

All crates licensed under either of

 * [Apache License, Version 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)

 * [MIT license](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

at your option.

### Contribution

Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in the work by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.

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[chat-link]: https://rustcrypto.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/260050-traits

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[deps-image]: https://deps.rs/repo/github/RustCrypto/traits/status.svg

[deps-link]: https://deps.rs/repo/github/RustCrypto/traits

[msrv-1.85]: https://img.shields.io/badge/rustc-1.85.0+-blue.svg

[//]: # (crates)

[`aead`]: ./aead

[`async‑signature`]: ./signature/async

[`cipher`]: ./cipher

[`crypto‑common`]: ./crypto-common

[`crypto`]: ./crypto

[`digest`]: ./digest

[`elliptic‑curve`]: ./elliptic-curve

[`kem`]: ./kem

[`password-hash`]: ./password-hash

[`signature`]: ./signature

[`universal‑hash`]: ./universal-hash

[//]: # (algorithms)

[Authenticated encryption]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authenticated_encryption

[Block]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_cipher

[Message authentication code]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Message_authentication_code

[Cryptographic hash function]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptographic_hash_function

[Digital signature]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_signature

[Elliptic curve cryptography]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliptic-curve_cryptography

[Key encapsulation mechanism]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_encapsulation

[Password hashing]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptographic_hash_function#Password_verification

[Stream cipher]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stream_cipher

[Universal hash function]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_hashing