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dinesho/apilink
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Simple REST API authentication library

1.0.1(10y ago)021MITPHPPHP >=5.0

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Apilink
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[](#apilink)

Apilink is a HMAC,SHA based simple authentication library for REST APIs. You can generate API KEY, SECRET KEY pair and use them to validate API request from each user who has an API KEY. Apilink library validates the user authenticity and also guard requests against replay attacks by using a TTL and timestamp validation. Read below to explore how to install and use.

Installation
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[](#installation)

Install via composer `composer require dinesho/apilink`

Usage
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[](#usage)

TODO: Write usage instructions

Contributing
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[](#contributing)

1. Fork it!
2. Create your feature branch: `git checkout -b my-new-feature`
3. Commit your changes: `git commit -am 'Add some feature'`
4. Push to the branch: `git push origin my-new-feature`
5. Submit a pull request :D

License
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[](#license)

### The MIT License (MIT)

[](#the-mit-license-mit)

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

###  Health Score

26

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LowBetter than 41% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community7

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 ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

3731d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5991536?v=4)[Dinesh Opatha](/maintainers/dinesho)[@dinesho](https://github.com/dinesho)

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Top Contributors

[![dinesho](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5991536?v=4)](https://github.com/dinesho "dinesho (14 commits)")

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