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phpmailer/dkimvalidator
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A DKIM signature validator in PHP.

v0.3.1(8mo ago)23757.1k↓51.8%15[7 issues](https://github.com/PHPMailer/DKIMValidator/issues)[3 PRs](https://github.com/PHPMailer/DKIMValidator/pulls)4MITPHPPHP >=7.2.0

Since Aug 13Pushed 8mo ago1 watchersCompare

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PHP DKIM Validator
==================

[](#php-dkim-validator)

A straightforward validation class for checking DKIM signatures and header settings. Requires PHP 7.2 or later.

Looking to *send* DKIM-signed email? Check out [PHPMailer](https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer)!

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require phpmailer/dkimvalidator

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use PHPMailer\DKIMValidator\Validator;
use PHPMailer\DKIMValidator\DKIMException;
require 'vendor/autoload.php';
//Put a whole raw email message in here
//Load the message directly from disk -
//don't copy & paste it as that will likely affect line breaks & charsets
$message  = file_get_contents('message.eml');
$dkimValidator = new Validator($message);
try {
    if ($dkimValidator->validateBoolean()) {
        echo "Cool, it's valid";
    } else {
        echo 'Uh oh, dodgy email!';
    }
} catch (DKIMException $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage();
}
```

Changelog
=========

[](#changelog)

- Original package [angrychimp/php-dkim](https://github.com/angrychimp/php-dkim);
- Forked by [teon/dkimvalidator](https://github.com/teonsystems/php-dkim).
- Forked into [phpmailer/dkimvalidator](https://github.com/PHPMailer/DKIMValidator) by Marcus Bointon (Synchro) in October 2019:
    - Restructuring
    - Cleanup for PSR-12 and PHP 7.2
    - Various bug fixes and new features.

###  Health Score

48

—

FairBetter than 93% of packages

Maintenance52

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity50

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community24

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity53

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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~742 days

Recently: every ~927 days

Total

6

Last Release

268d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![angrychimp](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/744224?v=4)](https://github.com/angrychimp "angrychimp (12 commits)")[![bostjan](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/107080?v=4)](https://github.com/bostjan "bostjan (10 commits)")[![Synchro](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/81561?v=4)](https://github.com/Synchro "Synchro (10 commits)")[![pimlie](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1067403?v=4)](https://github.com/pimlie "pimlie (5 commits)")[![slimlv](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/818598?v=4)](https://github.com/slimlv "slimlv (3 commits)")[![daraelmin](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8067223?v=4)](https://github.com/daraelmin "daraelmin (1 commits)")[![ToTheMax](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/21971014?v=4)](https://github.com/ToTheMax "ToTheMax (1 commits)")

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Tags

dkimdkim-verifieremailhacktoberfestphpphp-librarysecuritysignatures

###  Code Quality

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