crypto/aes.NewCipher
standard libraryThe 1176th most-called standard-library function by production calls. Called 686 times across 166 modules; 536 of those run outside tests and generated code.
- prod calls
- 536
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 686
- total callsites
- modules
- 166
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 3%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 22%
- 150 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.
- Kubernetes 16 3%
- Go (golang.org/x) 15 3%
- Dgraph 8 1%
- Grafana 8 1%
- Vault 8 1%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 686, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
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XTLS/Xray-core @v1.260327.0
in loop -
cloudflare/redoctober @v0.0.0-20260504155104-06fca39f75df
in loop -
metacubex/utls @v1.8.7
in loop - in loop
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sagernet/sing-vmess @v0.2.8
in loop - in loop
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txthinking/brook @v0.0.0-20260224032921-5cd13ef3b1fb
in loop -
xtls/reality @v0.0.0-20260322125925-9234c772ba8f
in loop -
xtls/xray-core @v1.260327.0
in loop -
xuri/excelize/v2 @v2.11.0
in loop -
kubernetes/kubernetes @master
staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options/encryptionconfig/config.go:636 ↗
in loop -
k8s.io/apiserver @v0.36.3
pkg/server/options/encryptionconfig/config.go:636
in loop
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%