lots of crates by different authors: you need to trust each one not to be compromised lots of crates by a cohesive group of authors: you "only" need to trust t

lots of crates by different authors: you need to trust each one not to be compromised lots of crates by a cohesive group of authors: you "only" need to trust the group reviews each others work properly and they're not all compromised together (less likely).