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artnum/menshen
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Authentication

v1.0.0(4y ago)05MITJavaScript

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Menshen
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[](#menshen)

Authentication mechanism for the web using private/public key pair.

Stateless
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[](#stateless)

This mechanism is not meant to provide a secure session, only authenticated request. The client use the HTTP header Authorization to add relevant information about the signature. Signature are RSA-PSS, most parameters can be tuned by the client. The server handle only a "client id" and the associate public key.

Privacy
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[](#privacy)

The client never need to share the private key with the server. The client handle its private key as it sees fit.$

Simple
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[](#simple)

As the server just need to hash some header and verify it against a given signature, it can be added easly on almost anything without too much modification. As the private key can be in a file, embbed in an URL or a QR Code, it can provide a password-less experience for the user. Once the user register, he received a link with embbed private key. On the first log in, a new pair is generated, the public key is sent to the server, the private one is stored in the IndexedDB of the navigator and a quite secure authentication is set. A password on the private key can be, of course, set for added security.

###  Health Score

22

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LowBetter than 21% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity50

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

1733d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/27413243?v=4)[Artisan du Numérique](/maintainers/artnum)[@artnum](https://github.com/artnum)

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Top Contributors

[![artnum](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/27413243?v=4)](https://github.com/artnum "artnum (8 commits)")

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Tags

authenticationauthentication-strategyrsa-cryptographyrsa-key-pairsecuritystatelesswebAuthentication

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