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mattbasta/itsdangerous-php
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A PHP port of itsdangerous by @mitsuhiko - Various helpers to pass data to untrusted environments and to get it back safe and sound.

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itsdangerous-php
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[](#itsdangerous-php)

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A PHP port of itsdangerous by @mitsuhiko

Differences from itsdangerous
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[](#differences-from-itsdangerous)

1. `Signer` arguments cannot be specified in the constructor of a `Serializer`.
2. JWS classes are not implemented.
3. URL-safe classes are not implemented.

###  Health Score

31

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LowBetter than 68% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity35

Limited adoption so far

Community18

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity43

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

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

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