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assertchris/hash-compat
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Provides forward compatibility with the hash\_\* functions that ship with PHP 5.5

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hash-compat
===========

[](#hash-compat)

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Provides forward compatibility with the `hash_*` functions that ship with PHP 5.5.

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

[](#installation)

```
$ composer require assertchris/hash-compat
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$salt = mcrypt_create_iv(16, MCRYPT_DEV_URANDOM);

$pbkdf2 = hash_pbkdf2("sha256", "password", $salt, 1000, 20);

```

Caution
-------

[](#caution)

The PBKDF2 method should not be used for hashing passwords for storage. `password_hash()` or `crypt()` with `CRYPT_BLOWFISH` are better suited for password storage.

Security Vulnerabilities
------------------------

[](#security-vulnerabilities)

If you have found a security issue, please contact the author directly at .

###  Health Score

35

—

LowBetter than 77% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity32

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

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 ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

4077d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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