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phpgt/cipher
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Two-way encryption of messages for secure plain text transmission.

v1.0.1(3y ago)0734↓50%[1 PRs](https://github.com/PhpGt/Cipher/pulls)PHP >=8.0

Since Apr 18Compare

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READMEChangelogDependencies (3)Versions (13)Used By (0)

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###  Health Score

30

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LowBetter than 64% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 66.7% 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 ~97 days

Total

5

Last Release

1103d ago

Major Versions

v0.3.0 → v1.0.02022-07-20

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/9e42344b91ce4b91ab57875969f67a0a6a48de570a08bc65d673b06b72fd3a3f?d=identicon)[g105b](/maintainers/g105b)

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Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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