Crate features / pkcs8
Feature flags · pkcs8 0.11.0 · from crates.io 2026-10-24
pkcs8 features: what each one does, and the line to copy
Short answerpkcs8 0.11.0 has 8 features. Nothing is on by default: turn on what you use. It needs Rust 1.85 or newer.
Pick features
Every feature
| Feature | In default | Turns on |
|---|---|---|
3des | encryption, pkcs5/3des | |
alloc | der/alloc, der/zeroize, spki/alloc | |
des-insecure | encryption, pkcs5/des-insecure | |
encryption | alloc, pkcs5/alloc, pkcs5/pbes2, dep:rand_core | |
getrandom | encryption, pkcs5/getrandom, dep:getrandom | |
pem | alloc, der/pem, spki/pem | |
sha1-insecure | encryption, pkcs5/sha1-insecure | |
std | alloc, der/std, spki/std |
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 pkcs8 declares (rust-version), and the release that changed it:
- 0.8.0 (2021-11-16): Rust 1.56
- 0.9.0-pre.1 (2022-03-14): Rust 1.57
- 0.10.1 (2023-03-05): Rust 1.65
- 0.11.0-pre.0 (2024-01-08): Rust 1.71
- 0.11.0-rc.0 (2024-07-26): Rust 1.72
- 0.11.0-rc.2 (2025-02-15): Rust 1.81
- 0.11.0-rc.3 (2025-04-23): Rust 1.85
Stuck on an older compiler? Pin the last version that supports it, for example cargo update -p pkcs8 --precise <version>, or use resolver 3, which picks compatible versions for you.
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