google/conscrypt
Conscrypt is a Java Security Provider that implements parts of the Java Cryptography Extension and Java Secure Socket Extension. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
99/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 98
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 8
- age_days: 3551
- days_rel: 12
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 4
Adoption not part of the score
1401 stars · 323 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Conscrypt is a Java Security Provider implementing parts of the Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) and Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE), backed by BoringSSL. It serves as the core TLS and crypto provider on Android and can also be used on JVM-based platforms.
Use cases
- enable modern TLS in an Android app on older OS versions
- speed up Java SSL/TLS handshakes with a native crypto provider
- replace the default JCE provider with a faster one
- get consistent TLS behavior across JVM platforms
- access newer TLS features without an OS update
When to choose
- you need up-to-date TLS/crypto on older Android devices via Google Play system updates
- you want a high-performance Java security provider backed by BoringSSL
- you need consistent TLS behavior across Android and desktop JVMs
When to avoid
- you need a provider accepting external contributions - development is now internal to Google
- you only target recent Android versions where the platform provider is already default
- you need pure-Java crypto for portability to non-native environments
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
cryptography security http-client security developer-tools android-tools jvm cross-platform java-security-provider tls ssl jce jsse boringssl android
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/google/conscrypt · fetched 2026-08-28 · 56376942fedb
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| google/conscrypt | main | 99 |
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