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spomky-labs/pbkdf2
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Password Based Key Derivation Function 2

v1.0.4(10y ago)22.8k1[1 PRs](https://github.com/Spomky-Labs/pbkdf2/pulls)MITPHPPHP >=5.3

Since Jan 4Pushed 7y ago2 watchersCompare

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Password Based Key Derivation Function 2 (PBKDF2)
=================================================

[](#password-based-key-derivation-function-2-pbkdf2)

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This library implements the PBKDF2 algorithm ([RFC2898](http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2898.txt) and [RFC6070](http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc6070.txt)). Please note that if you use PHP 5.5+, this library is useless. From PHP 5.5, you can use `hash_pbkdf2` directly.

The Release Process
-------------------

[](#the-release-process)

The release process [is described here](doc/Release.md).

Prerequisites
-------------

[](#prerequisites)

This library needs at least `PHP 5.3`.

It has been successfully tested using `PHP 5.3` to `PHP 5.6`, `PHP 7.0` and `HHVM`.

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

[](#installation)

The preferred way to install this library is to rely on Composer:

```
composer require "spomky-labs/pbkdf2" "~1.0.0"
```

How to use
----------

[](#how-to-use)

Take a look at [How to use](doc/Use.md) to use this library.

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Requests for new features, bug fixed and all other ideas to make this library useful are welcome. [Please follow these best practices](doc/Contributing.md).

Licence
-------

[](#licence)

This software is release under [MIT licence](LICENSE).

###  Health Score

32

—

LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity22

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~73 days

Recently: every ~67 days

Total

6

Last Release

3777d ago

Major Versions

v0.1.0 → v1.0.02015-04-12

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/ccc6c59de7d9ddc53219653bc58f1e082ef83d96632d233eedc0b7097cf80ea3?d=identicon)[Spomky](/maintainers/Spomky)

---

Top Contributors

[![Spomky](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1091072?v=4)](https://github.com/Spomky "Spomky (14 commits)")

---

Tags

pbkdf2RFC2898RFC6070

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