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[Authentication & Authorization](/categories/authentication) 4. / 5. cartalyst/sentinel ActiveLibrary[Authentication & Authorization](/categories/authentication) cartalyst/sentinel ================== PHP 8.2+ Fully-featured Authentication & Authorization System v10.0.0(1mo ago)1.5k2.7M↓34.6%245[41 issues](https://github.com/cartalyst/sentinel/issues)[2 PRs](https://github.com/cartalyst/sentinel/pulls)20BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP ^8.3CI failing Since Jul 10Pushed 1mo ago71 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/cartalyst/sentinel)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/cartalyst/sentinel)[ RSS](/packages/cartalyst-sentinel/feed)WikiDiscussions 10.x Synced 2d ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (20)Versions (65)Used By (20) Sentinel ======== [](#sentinel) [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/77b325ca8bf5c276a57d834b648e9ce4962286e08882e358b9285638573be555/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e636f6d2f63617274616c7973742f73656e74696e656c2e7376673f6272616e63683d31302e78)](https://travis-ci.com/cartalyst/sentinel)[![Software License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/003c28db6540a9dccf27d1d510352f02e7e0c7a6114dd412f59477792f826d0d/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f63617274616c7973742f73656e74696e656c2f6c6963656e7365)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)[![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/cedbc347b68966e1b170abdf22992d0fa1289555dfd5d05ad349b155a37fcea8/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f63617274616c7973742f73656e74696e656c2f76657273696f6e)](https://packagist.org/packages/cartalyst/sentinel)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8884e3f263c955e1dcebfb4fe3bcc6e3b8c9908e068ff04eb19e85883efd461a/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f63617274616c7973742f73656e74696e656c2f646f776e6c6f616473)](https://packagist.org/packages/cartalyst/sentinel) Sentinel is a PHP 8.3+ framework agnostic fully-featured authentication & authorization system. It also provides additional features such as user roles and additional security features. An open source package by [Cartalyst](https://cartalyst.com), code well, rock on! Version Matrix -------------- [](#version-matrix) VersionLaravelPHP Version10.x13.0>= 8.39.x12.0>= 8.38.x11.0>= 8.27.x10.0>= 8.16.x9.0>= 8.05.x8.0>= 7.34.x7.0>= 7.2.53.x6.0>= 7.22.x5.0>= 5.4.01.x4.1 - 5.0>= 5.4.0Documentation ------------- [](#documentation) Reader-friendly documentation can be found [here](https://cartalyst.com/manual/sentinel). Using the package, but you're stuck? Found a bug? Have a question or suggestion for improving this package? Feel free to create an issue on GitHub, we'll try to address it as soon as possible. Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Thank you for your interest, here are some of the many ways to contribute. - Check out our [contributing guide](/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) - Look at our [code of conduct](/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) Security -------- [](#security) If you discover any security related issues, please email instead of using the issue tracker. License ------- [](#license) This software is released under the [BSD 3-Clause](LICENSE) License. ### Health Score 79 — ExcellentBetter than 100% of packages Maintenance93 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity67 Solid adoption and visibility Community51 Growing community involvement Maturity92 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits 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 ~69 days Recently: every ~175 days Total 64 Last Release 30d ago Major Versions v6.0.0 → v7.0.02023-02-23 6.x-dev → 7.x-dev2023-08-10 v7.0.2 → 8.x-dev2024-07-04 v8.0.0 → v9.0.02025-02-28 9.x-dev → 10.x-dev2026-06-03 PHP version history (9 changes)v0.1.0PHP >=5.4.0 v3.0.0PHP ^7.2 4.x-devPHP ^7.2.5 v5.0.0PHP ^7.3 5.x-devPHP ^7.3 || ^8.0 v6.0.0PHP ^8.0 v7.0.0PHP ^8.1 8.x-devPHP ^8.2 v9.0.0PHP ^8.3 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/cc3fd8ac4c6279992afacafbe3420cc64ffbe4b1db4880e97cb1ef4196ae847c?d=identicon)[cartalyst](/maintainers/cartalyst) --- Top Contributors [![brunogaspar](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2285372?v=4)](https://github.com/brunogaspar "brunogaspar (178 commits)")[![suwardany](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2053770?v=4)](https://github.com/suwardany "suwardany (159 commits)")[![8633brown](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/31827535?v=4)](https://github.com/8633brown "8633brown (25 commits)")[![Garbee](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/868301?v=4)](https://github.com/Garbee "Garbee (5 commits)")[![localheinz](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/605483?v=4)](https://github.com/localheinz "localheinz (4 commits)")[![pankitgami](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/12875933?v=4)](https://github.com/pankitgami "pankitgami (3 commits)")[![qmcree](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7796024?v=4)](https://github.com/qmcree "qmcree (2 commits)")[![GrahamCampbell](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2829600?v=4)](https://github.com/GrahamCampbell "GrahamCampbell (2 commits)")[![paragonie-scott](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/11591518?v=4)](https://github.com/paragonie-scott "paragonie-scott (2 commits)")[![maccath](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/904427?v=4)](https://github.com/maccath "maccath (1 commits)")[![Mattnmoore](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1584372?v=4)](https://github.com/Mattnmoore "Mattnmoore (1 commits)")[![mirzap](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/991967?v=4)](https://github.com/mirzap "mirzap (1 commits)")[![n1crack](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/712404?v=4)](https://github.com/n1crack "n1crack (1 commits)")[![NicksonYap](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5380731?v=4)](https://github.com/NicksonYap "NicksonYap (1 commits)")[![nunomaduro](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5457236?v=4)](https://github.com/nunomaduro "nunomaduro (1 commits)")[![odahcam](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3942006?v=4)](https://github.com/odahcam "odahcam (1 commits)")[![paolooo](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2041512?v=4)](https://github.com/paolooo "paolooo (1 commits)")[![PDXfoster](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/45804913?v=4)](https://github.com/PDXfoster "PDXfoster (1 commits)")[![pokmot](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/546113?v=4)](https://github.com/pokmot "pokmot (1 commits)")[![RalphMRivera](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1270019?v=4)](https://github.com/RalphMRivera "RalphMRivera (1 commits)") --- Tags agnosticauthauthenticationauthorizationcartalystlaravelpermissionsphprolessecuritysentinelphplaravelsecurityauthcartalyst ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/cartalyst-sentinel/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/cartalyst-sentinel/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/cartalyst-sentinel) ``` ### Alternatives [asbiin/laravel-webauthn Laravel Webauthn support 311640.6k](/packages/asbiin-laravel-webauthn)[tomatophp/filament-developer-gate Secure your selected route by using a middleware with static password for developers only 11121.1k6](/packages/tomatophp-filament-developer-gate) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)