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powerlinks/blowfish-encrypter
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Blowfish Encrypter
==================

[](#blowfish-encrypter)

This class is used to encrypt and decrypt strings using the blowfish standard.

Composer
--------

[](#composer)

```
composer require powerlinks/blowfish-encrypter

```

```
{
    "require": {
        "powerlinks/blowfish-encrypter": "dev-master"
    }
}

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use PowerLinks\Encrypter\BlowfishEncrypter;

$encrypter = new BlowfishEncrypter('passphrase');
$sentence = 'my sentence';

$encrypted = $encrypter->encryptToString($sentence);

$sentenceAgain = $encrypter->decryptFromString($encrypted);
```

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 25% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

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.

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