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getrandom

Latest Version: v0.4.1

getrandom is a lightweight, cross-platform Rust crate for secure random data, widely used in no-std and OS-level contexts.

Owner: rust-random

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Stars

515

GitHub star count

Last Release

N/A

v0.4.1

Contributors

64

N/A

Health Score

N/A

N/A

Key Features

  • Primary stack

    Rust (Apache-2.0)

  • Community adoption

    515 stars

Tech Stack

Rust
auto-discovered
crates
rust
os
no-std

About

getrandom is a lightweight, cross-platform Rust crate for secure random data, widely used in no-std and OS-level contexts.

Release v0.4.1 details are unavailable; the crate remains a core dependency for secure randomness with high adoption across the Rust ecosystem.

Analyst Note

getrandom is a lightweight, cross-platform Rust crate for secure random data, widely used in no-std and OS-level contexts.

Best For

  • Technical stack evaluation for engineering teams
  • Dependency governance and upgrade planning in production systems
  • Track delivery cadence and release quality from rust-random
  • Primary stack

Not Ideal For

  • Security posture signals are mixed; run additional security review before broad adoption

Typical Use Cases

Technical stack evaluation for engineering teamsDependency governance and upgrade planning in production systemsTrack delivery cadence and release quality from rust-random

Decision Snapshot

  • Product type: Open Source
  • Primary language: Rust
  • Pricing model: Free
  • License: Apache-2.0
Data Basis
  • Last Sync: Feb 22, 2026, 04:14 PM
  • Metrics Updated: Feb 22, 2026, 04:14 PM
  • Completeness: 91%
  • Last Verified: Feb 22, 2026, 04:14 PM

Data Status

Stale
Last SyncFeb 22, 2026, 04:14 PM
Metrics UpdatedFeb 22, 2026, 04:14 PM
Completeness91%
Last VerifiedFeb 22, 2026, 04:14 PM

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Broad maintainer participation.
  • Active maintenance cadence.

Cons

  • -Security posture signals are mixed; run additional security review before broad adoption

All Metrics

Adoption

4/4
Stars515
Forks248
Open Issues5
Contributors64

Health

0/4
Health ScorePending
Trend ScorePending
Activity ScorePending
Reliability ScorePending

Core

2/5
Latest Versionv0.4.1
Last ReleasePending
Last Commit2/20/2026
StatusPending
Activity LevelPending

Security

0/1
Security ScorePending