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crypto
This package is no longer supported and has been deprecated. To avoid malicious use, npm is hanging on to the package name.
Deprecated Package
This package is no longer supported and has been deprecated. To avoid malicious use, npm is hanging on to the package name.
It's now a built-in Node module. If you've depended on crypto, you should switch to the one that's built-in.
Please contact support@npmjs.com if you have questions about this package.
Other packages similar to crypto
bcrypt
bcrypt is a library to help you hash passwords. It is designed to be computationally expensive to slow down brute-force attacks. Unlike 'crypto', which provides a wide range of cryptographic functionalities, bcrypt is specialized for password hashing.
jsonwebtoken
jsonwebtoken is a library to sign, verify, and decode JSON Web Tokens (JWT). It is commonly used for authentication and authorization in web applications. While 'crypto' can be used to create and verify signatures, jsonwebtoken simplifies the process of working with JWTs.
crypto-js
crypto-js is a JavaScript library of crypto standards. It provides a variety of cryptographic algorithms for hashing, encryption, and decryption. It is similar to 'crypto' but is designed to work in both Node.js and browser environments.
node-forge
node-forge is a native implementation of TLS (and various other cryptographic tools) in JavaScript. It provides a wide range of cryptographic functionalities similar to 'crypto', but with additional features like TLS/SSL support.
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This package is no longer supported and has been deprecated. To avoid malicious use, npm is hanging on to the package name.
The npm package crypto receives a total of 1,158,422 weekly downloads. As such, crypto popularity was classified as popular.
We found that crypto demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
Package last updated on 10 Aug 2017
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