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sop/pkcs8
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A PHP implementation of PKCS #8 encrypted private-key.

0.3.0(7y ago)51891MITPHPPHP >=7.2

Since Jul 14Pushed 7y ago1 watchersCompare

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PKCS #8
=======

[](#pkcs-8)

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A PHP implementation of [PKCS #8](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5208)encrypted private-key.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP >=7.2
- [sop/asn1](https://github.com/sop/asn1)
- [sop/crypto-encoding](https://github.com/sop/crypto-encoding)
- [sop/crypto-types](https://github.com/sop/crypto-types)
- [sop/crypto-bridge](https://github.com/sop/crypto-bridge)
- [sop/pkcs5](https://github.com/sop/pkcs5)

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

[](#installation)

This library is available on [Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/sop/pkcs8).

```
composer require sop/pkcs8

```

License
-------

[](#license)

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 47% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity52

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~226 days

Total

4

Last Release

2595d ago

PHP version history (3 changes)0.1.0PHP >=5.6.3

0.2.0PHP >=7.0

0.3.0PHP >=7.2

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1017000?v=4)[Joni Kollani](/maintainers/sop)[@sop](https://github.com/sop)

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Top Contributors

[![sop](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1017000?v=4)](https://github.com/sop "sop (16 commits)")

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Tags

encryptencrypted-private-keypkcspkcs8private-keyencryptPrivate Keypkcs8

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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