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apex/armor-sshkeys
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SSH keys extension for Armor

2.0.1(4y ago)08561MITPHPPHP >=8.0

Since May 23Pushed 4y ago1 watchersCompare

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Armor - SSH Keys Extension
==========================

[](#armor---ssh-keys-extension)

An extension for the [Armor package](https://github.com/apexpl/armor/) that provides functionality for management of public SSH keys.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Install via Composer with:

> `composer require apex/armor-sshkeys`

Key Manager
-----------

[](#key-manager)

One library is included, the `Apex\Armor\SshKeys\KeyManager` class that contains the following methods:

- array generate(string $uuid, ?string $password = null, bool $save\_privkey = false) - Generates a new 4096 bit RSA key, and encodes it to public SSH key. Returns array with two elements, "pubkey" and "privkey".
- void import(string $uuid, string $public\_key)
- array getPublic(string $uuid) - Returns array of all public SSH keys assigned to uuid.
- ?string getPrivate(string $uuid, string $password) = Should be avoided, as you shouldn't be storing private keys.
- bool delete(string $uuid, string $public\_key)
- int deleteUuid(string $uuid) - Returns number of keys deleted

Basic Usage
-----------

[](#basic-usage)

```
use Apex\Armor\Armor;
use Apex\Armor\SshKeys\KeyManager;

// Init Armor
$armor = new Armor();
$manager = new KeyManager($armor);

// Generate
$res = $manager->generate('u:511');
echo "Pvi Key: $res[privkey]\n";
echo "Pub Key: $res[pubkey]\n";
```

Support
-------

[](#support)

If you have any questions, issues or feedback, please feel free to drop a note on the [ApexPl Reddit sub](https://reddit.com/r/apexpl/) for a prompt and helpful response.

Follow Apex
-----------

[](#follow-apex)

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###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 60% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~73 days

Total

5

Last Release

1518d ago

Major Versions

0.1.2 → 2.02022-01-30

PHP version history (2 changes)0.1PHP >=8.0.0

2.0PHP >=8.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

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