Is rand_xorshift safe to use?

rand_xorshift has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (0.5.0). DepScope rates its health at 77/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of rand_xorshift?

The latest version of rand_xorshift is 0.5.0, released 2026-02-02.

Does rand_xorshift have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of rand_xorshift.

Is rand_xorshift deprecated?

No, rand_xorshift is actively maintained. Latest release: 0.5.0 (2026-02-02).

What are alternatives to rand_xorshift?

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

What license does rand_xorshift use?

rand_xorshift is licensed under MIT OR Apache-2.0.

rand_xorshift

cargov0.5.0

Xorshift random number generator

License MIT OR Apache-2.0permissive8 versions0 deps42,101,037 weekly dl

rust-random/rngs

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 77/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

20/20

popularity

25/25

security

12/15

maturity

0/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

OSS Scorecard

OpenSSF security posture score

4.3/10

weak

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

3

Contributors (12m)

7

Primary author dominance

88%

GitHub stars

51

Quality signals

OSS Criticality

0.50high

Download trend

stable(0%)

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