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sunnysideup/basic-auth-better
=============================

Adds basic auth to your Silverstripe website the way it was intended (not just for pages, also for files).

5.3.2(2mo ago)0625↓50%11BSD-3-ClausePHP

Since Jan 7Pushed 1mo ago1 watchersCompare

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Basic Auth Better and more Secure
=================================

[](#basic-auth-better-and-more-secure)

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

[](#documentation)

- [Developer Docs](docs/en/INDEX.md)
- [User Guide](docs/en/userguide.md)
- [API Docs](http://docs.ssmods.com/sunnysideup/basic-auth-better/classes.xhtml)

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

[](#requirements)

See [composer.json](composer.json) for details.

### Suggested modules

[](#suggested-modules)

See [composer.json](composer.json) for details.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require sunnysideup/basic-auth-better
```

### Configuration

[](#configuration)

In the `_config` folder you will find the `basic-auth-better.yml.example`file that shows options for the configuration of this module.

We recommend that you:

1. copy these `basic-auth-better.yml.example` files into your `app/_config` folder (where available - otherwise search for `private static $` in the module to see what can be configured)
2. remove the .example extension,
3. delete the lines you do not care about, and
4. adjust the configurations that you would like to use.

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

[](#contributing)

We welcome any contributions. See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.

Paid assistance
---------------

[](#paid-assistance)

You can pay us to create an improved / adapted version of this module for your own projects. Please contact us if you like to find out more: [www.sunnysideup.co.nz](https://www.sunnysideup.co.nz). For example, we can write tests for this module.

Author
------

[](#author)

Sunny Side Up Ltd.

Looking for Silverstripe Modules?
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[](#looking-for-silverstripe-modules)

To find other modules, please visit [ssmods.com](https://ssmods.com/).

###  Health Score

43

—

FairBetter than 91% of packages

Maintenance87

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity47

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 89.7% 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 ~23 days

Recently: every ~8 days

Total

19

Last Release

72d ago

Major Versions

1.0.0 → 2.0.02025-01-08

2.0.8 → 3.0.02026-01-28

3.0.0 → 4.0.02026-01-29

4.0.0 → 5.0.02026-01-29

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/167154?v=4)[Sunny Side Up](/maintainers/sunnysideup)[@sunnysideup](https://github.com/sunnysideup)

---

Top Contributors

[![sunnysideup](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/167154?v=4)](https://github.com/sunnysideup "sunnysideup (26 commits)")[![S-GrabhamMadden](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/27248899?v=4)](https://github.com/S-GrabhamMadden "S-GrabhamMadden (3 commits)")

---

Tags

securityAuthenticationloginassetsstagingstagebasic authlog-inPre-ProductionTest Site

###  Code Quality

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