Crate features / aes-gcm
Feature flags · aes-gcm 0.11.1 · from crates.io 2026-10-24
aes-gcm features: what each one does, and the line to copy
Short answeraes-gcm 0.11.1 has 7 features. By default it turns on aes, alloc, getrandom; add default-features = false to start from nothing. It needs Rust 1.85 or newer.
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Every feature
| Feature | In default | Turns on |
|---|---|---|
alloc | yes | aead/alloc |
arrayvec | aead/arrayvec | |
bytes | aead/bytes | |
getrandom | yes | aead/getrandom |
hazmat | nothing else (a switch the code checks) | |
rand_core | aead/rand_core | |
zeroize | dep:zeroize, aes?/zeroize, ghash/zeroize |
dep:x turns on the optional dependency x; x/y turns on feature y of dependency x (with ?, only if x is already on).
MSRV history
The minimum Rust version aes-gcm declares (rust-version), and the release that changed it:
- 0.10.0-pre.1 (2022-07-02): Rust 1.56
- 0.11.0-pre.0 (2024-07-26): Rust 1.65
- 0.11.0-pre.2 (2024-10-07): Rust 1.81
- 0.11.0-rc.0 (2025-05-30): Rust 1.85
Stuck on an older compiler? Pin the last version that supports it, for example cargo update -p aes-gcm --precise <version>, or use resolver 3, which picks compatible versions for you.
More on aes-gcm
Real downloads, dependents and alternatives: aes-gcm crate data (653.9K real downloads a day, 1,968 dependents).
Security record: aes-gcm advisories.
docs.rs feature list · crates.io · license Apache-2.0 OR MIT · edition 2024
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