iotaledger / iotaledger/product-core

RUSTSEC-2026-0283: clear_on_drop is unmaintained

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Description

> clear_on_drop is unmaintained

| Details | |
| ------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| Status | unmaintained |
| Package | `clear_on_drop` |
| Version | `0.2.5` |
| URL | [https://github.com/cesarb/clear_on_drop/commit/5916d6260acbad8a34290dba137f39963f13f467](https://github.com/cesarb/clear_on_drop/commit/5916d6260acbad8a34290dba137f39963f13f467) |
| Date | 2026-09-13 |

This crate is no longer maintained. Use the [zeroize](https://crates.io/crates/zeroize) crate instead.

* Instead of `ClearOnDrop`, use `Zeroizing`
* Instead of `clear_stack`, use `zeroize_stack`

See [advisory page](https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0283.html) for additional details.

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by searching the repository for clear_on_drop, ClearOnDrop, and clear_stack, then review the dependency declarations and usages affected by the advisory. Replace the package and API usages with the zeroize equivalents named in the issue, and run the project's existing test suite to confirm the migration is complete.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
68/100

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