libsodium
Modern cryptography library
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Evidence and limitations
Activity source: jedisct1/libsodium via the GitHub API. Counts describe this repository, which may be a mirror or only part of the project.
- Commits in 30 days
- 24
- Commits in 90 days
- 39
- Authors accounting for half the sampled commits
- 1
The sampled commit history reached the 90-day boundary or the end of the repository history.
Few commits can reflect mature software. Commit authors do not establish merge rights, available maintainers, organizational diversity, or knowledge distribution. Funding is unknown; donation links alone do not establish income or runway.
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libsodium’s documentation describes volunteer development and provides its source repository and discussion mailing list.
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Overview
libsodium is a modern, easy-to-use software library for encryption, decryption, signatures, password hashing, and more.
Importance
- Modern cryptography for applications
- Used by messaging apps and security tools
- Foundation for secure communications
- Critical for application security
Key Features
- Simple API design
- Side-channel attack resistance
- Cross-platform support
- High-performance
Sustainability
libsodium’s documentation describes volunteer development and provides its source repository and discussion mailing list. libsodium documentation.
Source pages checked 2026-10-02. Financial capacity has not been independently assessed.
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