tower-guard-rs
April 20, 2026 · View on GitHub
Application-layer security middleware for tower-based services. Part of the guard ecosystem.
Works with any framework built on tower::Service — including axum, hyper, and warp.
Status: Reserved namespace. Implementation pending — see guard-core-rs for the reference engine and roadmap.
About
The guard ecosystem provides application-layer API security middleware across multiple languages and frameworks:
- Python: fastapi-guard, flaskapi-guard, dj-api-guard, tornado-api-guard
- TypeScript: guard-core-ts with adapters for Express, Fastify, Hono, NestJS
- Rust: guard-core-rs (in development) with adapters for tower, axum, actix-web, rocket
License
MIT