iotaledger / iotaledger/identity

RUSTSEC-2026-0247: bitmaps is unmaintained

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Description

> bitmaps is unmaintained

| Details | |
| ------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| Status | unmaintained |
| Package | `bitmaps` |
| Version | `2.1.0` |
| URL | [https://github.com/bodil/bitmaps](https://github.com/bodil/bitmaps) |
| Date | 2026-05-03 |

The bitmaps crate is unmaintained; all versions are affected. The GitHub
repository was archived by the owner on 2026-05-03.

Recommended alternatives:

* [fixedbitset](https://crates.io/crates/fixedbitset)
* [bitvec](https://crates.io/crates/bitvec)

See [advisory page](https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0247.html) for additional details.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by locating the dependency declaration and usages of bitmaps 2.1.0 in the repository, then review the RUSTSEC-2026-0247 advisory and compare the listed alternatives, fixedbitset and bitvec. Done means the unmaintained crate is no longer used and the repository’s relevant checks pass.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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