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bproctor/passhash
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Strong, simple password hashing

v1.9.1(13y ago)37291[1 issues](https://github.com/bproctor/PassHash/issues)MITPHPPHP >=5.3.0

Since Aug 19Pushed 13y ago1 watchersCompare

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A strong password hashing class for PHP
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###  Health Score

28

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LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance13

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

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

Every ~20 days

Total

2

Last Release

4997d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/30c6b1232cc5da4220a1da0ebfd24fd08342de1621a0e8a68ff5c66a0406fc48?d=identicon)[bproctor](/maintainers/bproctor)

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Top Contributors

[![bproctor](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/508481?v=4)](https://github.com/bproctor "bproctor (26 commits)")

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