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loopire/password-helper
=======================

Custom password hasing and comparing password using custom secret key

v1.0.0(1y ago)03MITPHP

Since Apr 14Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare

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🔐 loopire-password-hashing-php-package
======================================

[](#-loopire-password-hashing-php-package)

A lightweight PHP package for secure password hashing using SHA-256 with multiple iterations and a custom secret key. Ideal for projects that require a simple, consistent, and dependency-free way to hash and verify passwords.

---

📦 Installation
--------------

[](#-installation)

Clone or download the repository and include the class in your PHP project:

```
require_once 'PasswordHelper.php';
```

---

🚀 Features
----------

[](#-features)

- 🔁 Configurable iteration count for added security (default: 500)
- 🔒 SHA-256 based hashing with secret key
- ⚖️ Secure password comparison
- 🧱 Dependency-free

---

🧪 Usage
-------

[](#-usage)

### ✅ Hash a Password

[](#-hash-a-password)

```
require_once 'PasswordHelper.php';

$hashedPassword = PasswordHelper::hashPassword('your_password', 'your_secret_key');
echo "Hashed Password: " . $hashedPassword;
```

### 🔍 Compare Passwords

[](#-compare-passwords)

```
require_once 'PasswordHelper.php';

$plainPassword = 'your_password';
$hashedPassword = PasswordHelper::hashPassword($plainPassword, 'your_secret_key');

$isValid = PasswordHelper::comparePassword($plainPassword, $hashedPassword, 'your_secret_key');

if ($isValid) {
    echo "Password is valid!";
} else {
    echo "Invalid password.";
}
```

---

🧠 Behind the Scenes
-------------------

[](#-behind-the-scenes)

The `PasswordHelper` class works by combining your password and secret key, then running it through the SHA-256 hashing algorithm 500 times by default:

```
$hash = $secretKey . $password . $secretKey;
for ($i = 0; $i < 500; $i++) {
    $hash = hash('sha256', $hash);
}
```

This helps to strengthen the hash and reduce the risk of brute-force attacks.

---

⚠️ Security Notice
------------------

[](#️-security-notice)

> While this custom method adds basic security, it is **highly recommended** to use PHP's built-in `password_hash()` and `password_verify()` functions for production environments. These are battle-tested and offer protections against common security vulnerabilities including timing attacks.

---

📄 License
---------

[](#-license)

MIT License

---

🙌 Contributing
--------------

[](#-contributing)

Pull requests are welcome! If you have suggestions or improvements, feel free to contribute.

---

👨‍💻 Author
----------

[](#‍-author)

Developed by \[Arsalan Ahmed\].
For any questions or support, reach out via GitHub Issues.

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance47

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity3

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity37

Early-stage or recently created project

 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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

399d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7913021c54a3068747c8b28dd7a102726f7e4de5768f88189ce68ce37dde7a97?d=identicon)[Arsalan Ahmed](/maintainers/Arsalan%20Ahmed)

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Top Contributors

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