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fpoirotte/cryptal-mcrypt
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An implementation of the Cryptography Abstraction Layer based on mcrypt

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cryptal-mcrypt
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[](#cryptal-mcrypt)

This package contains an implementation of the [Cryptography Abstraction Layer](https://github.com/fpoirotte/cryptal)using the legacy mcrypt PHP extension.

###  Health Score

18

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LowBetter than 8% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity0

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity40

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.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![fpoirotte](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/499919?v=4)](https://github.com/fpoirotte "fpoirotte (31 commits)")

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Tags

cryptalcryptocryptographymcryptphp

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