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athens/csrf
===========

Simple CSRF protection

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Athens/CSRF
===========

[](#athenscsrf)

Easily protect against [CSRF](https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Cross-Site_Request_Forgery_(CSRF)) attacks.

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

[](#installation)

This library is published on packagist. To install using Composer, add the `"athens/csrf": "0.1.*"` line to your "require" dependencies:

```
{
    "require": {
        ...
        "athens/csrf": "1.*",
        ...
    }
}

```

Of course, if you're not using Composer then you can download the repository using the *Download ZIP* button at right.

Use
---

[](#use)

Using this package requires only two lines:

```
    // Import the CSRF class
    use Athens\CSRF\CSRF;

    // Intialize
    CSRF::init();

```

The method `::init()` will automatically insert a hidden CSRF token field into your forms:

```

    ...

    ...

```

This token will be included automatically in any of your form submissions.

Incase you perform form submission via AJAX, `::init()` also inserts a `CSRF_TOKEN` variable into your javascript:

```

    ...

        var CSRFTOKEN = '37328bc2cac3e73623bc38ab0f4068ee7fa1';
    ...

```

This token will not automatically be included in your AJAX requests, but you may include it manually by referring to the `CSRFTOKEN` var in your submission script.

Compatibility
-------------

[](#compatibility)

- PHP 5.5, 5.6, 7.0

Todo
----

[](#todo)

See GitHub [issue tracker](https://github.com/AthensFramework/CSRF/issues/).

Getting Involved
----------------

[](#getting-involved)

Feel free to open pull requests or issues. [GitHub](https://github.com/AthensFramework/CSRF) is the canonical location of this project.

Here's the general sequence of events for code contribution:

1. Open an issue in the [issue tracker](https://github.com/AthensFramework/CSRF/issues/).
2. In any order:

- Submit a pull request with a **failing** test that demonstrates the issue/feature.
- Get acknowledgement/concurrence.

3. Revise your pull request to pass the test in (2). Include documentation, if appropriate.

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 62% of packages

Maintenance0

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity23

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity69

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 ~55 days

Recently: every ~73 days

Total

9

Last Release

3520d ago

Major Versions

0.1.1 → 1.0.02015-12-17

1.2.0 → 2.0.02016-02-23

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6137968?v=4)[JASchilz](/maintainers/JASchilz)[@JASchilz](https://github.com/JASchilz)

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---

Top Contributors

[![JASchilz](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6137968?v=4)](https://github.com/JASchilz "JASchilz (42 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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