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maxcrossan/yii\_encryption
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A simple encryption behaviour for encrypting and decrypting database fields on Yii models

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Encryption Behaviour for Yii
============================

[](#encryption-behaviour-for-yii)

A simple encryption behaviour for encrypting and decrypting database fields on Yii models. After implementation fields configured for encryption will be encrypted the next time the model is saved.

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

[](#installation)

Add the following to your composer file and run `php composer.phar update`

```
    "require": {
        "maxcrossan/yii_encryption": "dev-master"
    },
```

Configure the Yii securityManger component in protected/config/main.php

```
    'components'=>array(
        'securityManager'=>array(
            'cryptAlgorithm' => 'rijndael-128',
            'encryptionKey' => 'your-encryption-key'
        )
    )
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Simply add the following to your model behaviours along with the database columns you want to encrypt:

```
    public function behaviors(){
        return array(
            'EncryptionBehaviour'=>array(
                'class'=>'application.vendor.maxcrossan.yii_encryption.src.EncryptionBehaviour',
                //Add the fields you wish to encrypt below
                'encryptedFields'=>array(
                    'addressLine1',
                    'addressLine2',
                    'lastName',
                    'city',
                    'postcode',
                    'emailAddress',
                    'phone'
                )
            )
        )
    }
```

Any encrypted database columns are best setup with the BLOB db type

Troubleshooting
---------------

[](#troubleshooting)

If you have problems loading the class inside your models you may need to setup an alias for vendor in main.php, something like ` Yii::setPathOfAlias('vendor',dirname(__FILE__).'/../../vendor/');` and then reference the EncryptionBehaviour as `vendor.maxcrossan.yii_encryption.src.EncryptionBehaviour`

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~1 days

Total

2

Last Release

2909d ago

### Community

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