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charcoal-dev/cipher
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AES Encryption for Charcoal Apps

0.2.9(6mo ago)01.8k1MITPHPPHP ^8.3

Since Oct 15Pushed 6mo ago1 watchersCompare

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Charcoal Cipher
===============

[](#charcoal-cipher)

[![MIT License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8bb50fd2278f18fc326bf71f6e88ca8f884f72f179d3e555e20ed30157190d0d/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d677265656e2e737667)](LICENSE)

Charcoal Cipher library leverages the OpenSSL extension, offering a concise API for encryption using both 128 and 256-bit keys, encompassing modes like CBC and GCM. The library seamlessly handles serialization when necessary, such as for objects or arrays, ensuring that encrypting complex custom models is a straightforward process.

For detailed information, guidance, and setup instructions regarding this library, please refer to our official documentation website:

###  Health Score

36

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LowBetter than 82% of packages

Maintenance69

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity43

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 ~11 days

Total

4

Last Release

181d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/11485189?v=4)[M. Furqan Siddiqui](/maintainers/furqansiddiqui)[@furqansiddiqui](https://github.com/furqansiddiqui)

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Top Contributors

[![furqansiddiqui](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/11485189?v=4)](https://github.com/furqansiddiqui "furqansiddiqui (52 commits)")

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