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castillo-n/phpass
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Portable PHP password hashing framework

0.3(13y ago)12.1kPublic DomainPHP >=5.3.3

Since Aug 31Compare

[ Source](https://github.com/castillo-n/phpass)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/castillo-n/phpass)[ Docs](http://github.com/hautelook/phpass/)[ RSS](/packages/castillo-n-phpass/feed)WikiDiscussions Synced 1mo ago

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###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity17

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity48

Maturing project, gaining track record

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

5000d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Tags

securityblowfishpasswordcrypt

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