Is Once Cell Safe?

Once Cell — Nerq Trust Score 63.2/100 (C+ grade). Based on analysis of 2 trust dimensions, it is generally safe but has some concerns. Last updated: 2026-03-31.

Use Once Cell with some caution. Once Cell is a Rust crate with a Nerq Trust Score of 63.2/100 (C+), based on 3 independent data dimensions. It is below the recommended threshold of 70. Security: 90/100. Popularity: 100/100. Data sourced from crates.io registry, GitHub, NVD, and RustSec advisory database. Last updated: 2026-03-31. Machine-readable data (JSON).

Is Once Cell safe?

CAUTION — Once Cell has a Nerq Trust Score of 63.2/100 (C+). It has moderate trust signals but shows some areas of concern that warrant attention. Suitable for development use — review security and maintenance signals before production deployment.

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What is Once Cell's trust score?

Once Cell has a Nerq Trust Score of 63.2/100, earning a C+ grade. This score is based on 2 independently measured dimensions including security, maintenance, and community adoption.

Security
90
Popularity
100

What are the key security findings for Once Cell?

Once Cell's strongest signal is popularity at 100/100. No known vulnerabilities have been detected. It has not yet reached the Nerq Verified threshold of 70+.

Security score: 90/100 (strong)
Popularity: 100/100 — community adoption

What is Once Cell and who maintains it?

AuthorUnknown
Categorycrates
SourceN/A

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Safety Guide: Once Cell

What is Once Cell?

Once Cell is a Rust crate — Single assignment cells and lazy values..

How to Verify Safety

Run cargo audit. Review on crates.io for activity.

You can also check the trust score via API: GET /v1/preflight?target=once_cell

Key Safety Concerns for Rust crates

When evaluating any Rust crate, watch for: dependency vulnerabilities, unsafe code, maintenance status.

Trust Assessment

Once Cell has a Nerq Trust Score of 63/100 (C+) and has not yet reached Nerq trust threshold (70+). This score is based on automated analysis of security, maintenance, community, and quality signals.

Key Takeaways

Detailed Score Analysis

DimensionScore
Security90/100
Privacy80/100
Reliability90/100
Transparency50/100
Maintenance60/100

Based on 5 dimensions. Data from crates.io registry, GitHub, NVD, and RustSec advisory database.

What data does Once Cell collect?

Once Cell is a Rust crate maintained by Unknown. It receives approximately 768,572,454 weekly downloads.

As a development package, Once Cell does not directly collect end-user personal data. However, applications built with it may collect data depending on implementation. Privacy score: 80/100.

Review the package's dependencies for potential supply chain risks. Run your package manager's audit command regularly.

Full analysis: Once Cell Privacy Report · Privacy review

Is Once Cell secure?

Security score: 90/100. Once Cell has 0 known vulnerabilities (CVEs) in the National Vulnerability Database. This is a clean record.

License information not available. Open-source packages allow independent security review of the source code.

Run your package manager's audit command (`npm audit`, `pip audit`, `cargo audit`) to check for known vulnerabilities in your dependency tree.

Full analysis: Once Cell Security Report

How we calculated this score

Once Cell's trust score of 63.2/100 (C+) is computed from crates.io registry, GitHub, NVD, and RustSec advisory database. The score reflects 5 independent dimensions: security (90/100), privacy (80/100), reliability (90/100), transparency (50/100), maintenance (60/100). Each dimension is weighted equally to produce the composite trust score.

Nerq analyzes over 7.5 million entities across 26 registries using the same methodology, enabling direct cross-entity comparison. Scores are updated continuously as new data becomes available.

This page was last reviewed on March 31, 2026. Data version: 1.0.

Full methodology documentation · Machine-readable data (JSON API)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Once Cell safe to use?
Use with some caution. once_cell has a Nerq Trust Score of 63.2/100 (C+). Strongest signal: popularity (100/100). Score based on security (90/100), popularity (100/100).
What is Once Cell's trust score?
once_cell: 63.2/100 (C+). Score based on: security (90/100), popularity (100/100). Scores update as new data becomes available. API: GET nerq.ai/v1/preflight?target=once_cell
What are safer alternatives to Once Cell?
In the crates category, more Rust crates are being analyzed — check back soon. once_cell scores 63.2/100.
Does Once Cell have known vulnerabilities?
Nerq checks Once Cell against NVD, OSV.dev, and registry-specific vulnerability databases. Current security score: 90/100. Run your package manager's audit command for the latest findings.
Does Once Cell use unsafe code?
Check Once Cell's crate documentation for unsafe code usage. Trust score: 63.2/100. Fewer unsafe blocks generally indicates better memory safety.
API: /v1/preflight Trust Badge API Docs

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