rsa
Pure Python RSA encryption and decryption implementation for secure communication.
Auth and security libraries PyPI Apache-2.0
Used in agent projects
28
0.2% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in auth and security libraries
#36 of 47
by use in those projects
Downloads
45.9M
PyPI, last 7 days, rsa
GitHub stars
489
last push Apr 16, 2025
How rsa is used
rsa is a dependency in 28 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.2%), #36 of 47 in auth and security libraries. The most used alternative there is NextAuth.js. Projects that use it most often also use pyasn1 (96.4%), Requests (96.4%), python-dotenv (92.9%).
Often used with rsa
| pyasn1 | 96.4% of rsa projects · 284.7× more than average |
|---|---|
| Requests | 96.4% of rsa projects · 18.1× more than average |
| python-dotenv | 92.9% of rsa projects · 14.2× more than average |
| charset-normalizer | 89.3% of rsa projects · 71.8× more than average |
| AnyIO | 85.7% of rsa projects · 58.5× more than average |
| Click | 85.7% of rsa projects · 48.8× more than average |
By coding agent
| GitHub Copilot | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Claude Code | 0.1% of projects set up for it |
| Cursor | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list rsa as a dependency.
Install
| Package | pip install rsa |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Python (26), Other (1), Next.js (1) |
| Example projects | ManojINaik/manimAnimationAgent, Deezzir/x-scrapper-tg-bot |
Alternatives to rsa
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NextAuth.js npm Complete open-source authentication solution designed for Next.js applications. |
266 (2.1%) | 6.7M | 28.4K | ISC |
| bcryptjs npm Pure JavaScript bcrypt implementation for secure password hashing without dependencies. |
256 (2.0%) | 14.7M | 3,797 | BSD-3-Clause |
| jsonwebtoken npm Create, verify and decode JSON Web Tokens for authentication and secure data transmission. |
241 (1.9%) | 59.3M | 18.2K | MIT |
| cryptography pypi Python library providing cryptographic recipes and primitives for secure applications. |
213 (1.7%) | 281M | 7,803 | — |
| jose npm Comprehensive JWT and JWK handling for Node.js and web runtimes. |
141 (1.1%) | 151M | 7,824 | MIT |
| PyJWT pypi Python library for encoding and decoding JSON Web Tokens. |
128 (1.0%) | 154M | 5,714 | — |
| Better Auth npm Comprehensive authentication framework for TypeScript with multiple strategies. |
126 (1.0%) | 11.4M | 30.2K | MIT |
| Helmet npm Express middleware that sets HTTP security headers to prevent vulnerabilities. |
125 (1.0%) | 16.2M | 10.7K | MIT |