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crypto/aes.NewCipher

standard library

The 1177th most-called standard-library function by production calls. Called 696 times across 167 modules; 540 of those run outside tests and generated code.

0% in production calls vs 2026-W37 (538 → 540)

All of crypto/aes → Docs on pkg.go.dev ↗

prod calls
540
non-test, non-generated
all calls
696
total callsites
modules
167
distinct callers
in loop
3%
of prod calls
in tests
22%
156 calls
resolved
100%
to a known target

resolution mix

How each call resolves

How each call was attributed. Only resolved kinds, where the target function is known, count toward the ranking. Interface dispatch and unresolved receivers are reported separately and never guessed. Read the taxonomy →

  • Package function100%A direct call to an exported package function, resolved by type.

who calls this

Notable callers

Production calls into NewCipher from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.

where it's called

Callsites in the wild

12 representative callsites of 696, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.

NewCipher · 12 of 696 callsites

top callers

The modules that reach for it

The modules that call NewCipher most in this snapshot.

  • github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs406%
  • github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes345%
  • k8s.io/apiserver284%
  • github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v3152%
  • github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4152%