Is rand_core safe to use?

rand_core has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (0.10.1). DepScope rates its health at 82/100 (low risk).

What is the latest version of rand_core?

The latest version of rand_core is 0.10.1, released 2026-04-13.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of rand_core.

No, rand_core is actively maintained. Latest release: 0.10.1 (2026-04-13).

Popular alternatives to rand_core in Cargo include: hashbrown, getrandom, windows-sys, syn.

rand_core is licensed under MIT OR Apache-2.0.

cargov0.10.1

Core random number generation traits and tools for implementation.

License MIT OR Apache-2.0permissive38 versions0 deps240,957,947 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 82/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

12/15

maturity

0/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

4

Contributors (12m)

10

Primary author dominance

65%

GitHub stars

9

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.78critical

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