Rustsec and cargo-audit: Rust supply-chain safety tools

mttaggart · July 1, 2026, 8:32pm

Via Trail of Bits adding features to cargo-audit, I’ve learned about this nifty tool and database.

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# RustSec: `cargo audit`

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Audit your dependencies for crates with security vulnerabilities reported to the
[RustSec Advisory Database].

## Related Experimental Tool

If you want additional function-level reachability context, see
[`reachsec`](https://github.com/xizheyin/reachsec), an experimental standalone
companion to `cargo audit`.

## Requirements

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