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dorantor/simple-crypt
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Very simple lib for symmetric en/decrypt messages so they could be sent through untrusted channels.

v1.0.1(9y ago)09.2kMITPHPPHP ^5.6|^7.0

Since Jun 21Pushed 9y ago1 watchersCompare

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simple-crypt
============

[](#simple-crypt)

Very simple lib for symmetric en/decrypt messages so they could be sent through untrusted channels.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require dorantor/simple-crypt

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
// 32 byte string as key
$key = md5('simple-crypt'); // 1b8ee2dc7723b2846792349dd4c74dc2
$crypt = new \Dorantor\SimpleCrypt($key);

$eMessage = $crypt->encrypt('Secret message that should be read only by trusted ones');

// ...

$oMessage = $crypt->decrypt($eMessage);
```

License
-------

[](#license)

The library is released under the MIT License. See the bundled LICENSE file for details.

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 57% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

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

3289d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/2329a22e1ce0a43c84d94c124dfacb2d16ef842b24348fa0f3a276785ed4bed2?d=identicon)[dorantor](/maintainers/dorantor)

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Top Contributors

[![dorantor](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/391611?v=4)](https://github.com/dorantor "dorantor (6 commits)")

---

Tags

cipheringopensslphpphp-libraryopensslciphersymmetric

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