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paragonie/passwdqc
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Password/passphrase strength checking and enforcement

v0.2.0(6y ago)3815.1k↓50%310BSDPHPPHP ^7

Since Nov 14Pushed 6y ago5 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/paragonie/passwdqc)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/paragonie/passwdqc)[ Docs](http://www.openwall.com/passwdqc/)[ RSS](/packages/paragonie-passwdqc/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago

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PHP Passwdqc
============

[](#php-passwdqc)

[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/d2a9eab67ae9c5b91fc2486be14c339e1782b16366518b8acc12ddb112a8acc3/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f70617261676f6e69652f70617373776471632e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/paragonie/passwdqc)[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/835bf4c5a2db550375ba716b7b3f3d065ec7455df373b6baa73e34a73bd73528/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f70617261676f6e69652f70617373776471632f762f737461626c65)](https://packagist.org/packages/paragonie/passwdqc)[![Latest Unstable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/5fd90ad9dfe6d7beac93e66b31604518cd891eee88893094bdc5e13f71c608a4/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f70617261676f6e69652f70617373776471632f762f756e737461626c65)](https://packagist.org/packages/paragonie/passwdqc)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/839cddd5622ee9c2fdb26da63d5eebe1d6d1a6cb2d8cdba2bcace7e0cebcb8ac/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f70617261676f6e69652f70617373776471632f6c6963656e7365)](https://packagist.org/packages/paragonie/passwdqc)

A PHP implementation of [passwdqc](http://www.openwall.com/passwdqc/)by Openwall.

###  Health Score

34

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LowBetter than 77% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity35

Limited adoption so far

Community16

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity54

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 80% 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 ~1032 days

Total

2

Last Release

2433d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/05d241256cda885139a5697d3bb536b5cec3b430c1adb9c524bf92a37a55758d?d=identicon)[paragonie-scott](/maintainers/paragonie-scott)

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Top Contributors

[![paragonie-security](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/15914520?v=4)](https://github.com/paragonie-security "paragonie-security (4 commits)")[![paragonie-scott](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/11591518?v=4)](https://github.com/paragonie-scott "paragonie-scott (1 commits)")

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Tags

securitypasswordspassword strengthpasswdqcpassphrase strengthpassphrases

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPsalm

Type Coverage Yes

### Embed Badge

![Health badge](/badges/paragonie-passwdqc/health.svg)

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