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quillphp/key-auth
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API Key authentication middleware for the Quill PHP framework

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Quill API Key Auth Middleware
=============================

[](#quill-api-key-auth-middleware)

High-speed API Key authentication middleware for the [Quill PHP Framework](https://quillphp.com).

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require quillphp/key-auth
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use Quill\KeyAuth\KeyAuth;

$app->use(KeyAuth::new([
    'keys'   => ['secret-api-key-1', 'secret-api-key-2'],
    'header' => 'X-API-Key',
]));
```

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

OptionDefaultDescription`query``'api\_key'`The URL query parameter to check.`keys``\[\]`An array of valid API keys.`validator``null`Custom validator closure: `fn(string $key) => bool`.`error\_code``401`The error code to return for unauthorized requests.`error\_message``'Unauthorized: Invalid or missing API Key'`The error message to return.License
-------

[](#license)

MIT

###  Health Score

20

—

LowBetter than 14% of packages

Maintenance65

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity0

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity11

Early-stage or recently created project

 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.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![fr3on](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/26393383?v=4)](https://github.com/fr3on "fr3on (1 commits)")

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Tags

apikey-authmiddlewarephp

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