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simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp-module-authx509
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A module that is able to authenticate users based on X509 client certificates

v2.1.0(1mo ago)56.3M—0.4%21LGPL-2.1-or-laterPHPPHP ^8.3CI passing

Since Mar 11Pushed 1mo ago5 watchersCompare

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simplesamlphp-module-authx509
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Provides an authentication source for SimpleSAMLphp for users to authenticate by presenting their X.509 client certificate.

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

[](#installation)

Once you have installed SimpleSAMLphp, installing this module is very simple. Just execute the following command in the root of your SimpleSAMLphp installation:

```
composer.phar require simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp-module-authx509:dev-master
```

where `dev-master` instructs Composer to install the `master` (**development**) branch from the Git repository. See the [releases](https://github.com/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp-module-authx509/releases)available if you want to use a stable version of the module.

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

See [docs/authX509.md](https://github.com/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp-module-authx509/blob/master/docs/authX509.md)

###  Health Score

67

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FairBetter than 99% of packages

Maintenance97

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity48

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community21

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity85

Battle-tested with a long release history

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 84.3% 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 ~111 days

Recently: every ~175 days

Total

24

Last Release

59d ago

Major Versions

v0.9.5 → v1.0.52020-12-10

v0.9.6 → v1.0.62020-12-11

v0.9.8 → v1.0.72022-01-06

v0.9.9 → v1.1.02022-05-30

v1.1.0 → v2.0.02024-04-07

PHP version history (6 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=5.5

v1.0.2PHP >=7.2

v1.0.5PHP >=7.4

v1.0.7PHP >=7.4 || ^8.0

v2.0.0PHP ^8.1

v2.1.0PHP ^8.3

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