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[Directory](/) 2. / 3. symfony/security AbandonedArchivedLibrary symfony/security ================ Provides a complete security system for your web application v4.4.50(3y ago)1.2k24.5M—5.9%5620MITPHPPHP >=7.1.3 Since Sep 26Pushed 2y ago18 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/symfony/security)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/symfony/security)[ Docs](https://symfony.com)[ Fund](https://symfony.com/sponsor)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/fabpot)[ RSS](/packages/symfony-security/feed)WikiDiscussions 4.4 Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (16)Versions (495)Used By (20)Security (17) Security Component ================== [](#security-component) The Security component provides a complete security system for your web application. It ships with facilities for authenticating using HTTP basic, interactive form login or X.509 certificate login, but also allows you to implement your own authentication strategies. Furthermore, the component provides ways to authorize authenticated users based on their roles. Resources --------- [](#resources) - [Documentation](https://symfony.com/doc/current/components/security.html) - [Contributing](https://symfony.com/doc/current/contributing/index.html) - [Report issues](https://github.com/symfony/symfony/issues) and [send Pull Requests](https://github.com/symfony/symfony/pulls)in the [main Symfony repository](https://github.com/symfony/symfony) ### Health Score 57 — FairBetter than 98% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity70 Solid adoption and visibility Community52 Growing community involvement Maturity78 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits 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 ~8 days Recently: every ~31 days Total 495 Last Release 1211d ago Major Versions v3.4.44 → v4.4.122020-08-17 v3.4.45 → v4.4.142020-09-02 v3.4.46 → v4.4.162020-10-28 v3.4.48 → v4.4.202021-03-03 v3.4.49 → v4.4.242021-05-19 PHP version history (7 changes)2.0.4PHP >=5.3.2 v2.1.0PHP >=5.3.3 v2.7.0-BETA1PHP >=5.3.9 v3.0.0-BETA1PHP >=5.5.9 v3.3.7PHP ^5.5.9|>=7.0.8 v4.0.0-BETA1PHP ^7.1.3 v4.4.10PHP >=7.1.3 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/47313?v=4)[Fabien Potencier](/maintainers/fabpot)[@fabpot](https://github.com/fabpot) --- Top Contributors [![fabpot](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/47313?v=4)](https://github.com/fabpot "fabpot (1244 commits)")[![nicolas-grekas](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/243674?v=4)](https://github.com/nicolas-grekas "nicolas-grekas (715 commits)")[![xabbuh](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1957048?v=4)](https://github.com/xabbuh "xabbuh (116 commits)")[![schmittjoh](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/197017?v=4)](https://github.com/schmittjoh "schmittjoh (87 commits)")[![derrabus](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1506493?v=4)](https://github.com/derrabus "derrabus (70 commits)")[![weaverryan](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/121003?v=4)](https://github.com/weaverryan "weaverryan (47 commits)")[![Tobion](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/610090?v=4)](https://github.com/Tobion "Tobion (38 commits)")[![chalasr](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7502063?v=4)](https://github.com/chalasr "chalasr (38 commits)")[![asm89](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/657357?v=4)](https://github.com/asm89 "asm89 (26 commits)")[![stof](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/439401?v=4)](https://github.com/stof "stof (26 commits)")[![wouterj](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/749025?v=4)](https://github.com/wouterj "wouterj (25 commits)")[![jakzal](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/190447?v=4)](https://github.com/jakzal "jakzal (23 commits)")[![webmozart](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/176399?v=4)](https://github.com/webmozart "webmozart (21 commits)")[![pborreli](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/77759?v=4)](https://github.com/pborreli "pborreli (19 commits)")[![Seldaek](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/183678?v=4)](https://github.com/Seldaek "Seldaek (16 commits)")[![ogizanagi](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2211145?v=4)](https://github.com/ogizanagi "ogizanagi (15 commits)")[![jderusse](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/578547?v=4)](https://github.com/jderusse "jderusse (15 commits)")[![keradus](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2716794?v=4)](https://github.com/keradus "keradus (14 commits)")[![fancyweb](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3658119?v=4)](https://github.com/fancyweb "fancyweb (12 commits)")[![kalessil](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1577185?v=4)](https://github.com/kalessil "kalessil (12 commits)") --- Tags componentphpsymfonysymfony-component ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/symfony-security/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/symfony-security/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/symfony-security) ``` ### Alternatives [shopware/platform The Shopware e-commerce core 3.3k1.5M3](/packages/shopware-platform)[symfony/security-http Symfony Security Component - HTTP Integration 1.7k164.3M234](/packages/symfony-security-http)[sylius/sylius E-Commerce platform for PHP, based on Symfony framework. 8.4k5.6M651](/packages/sylius-sylius)[sulu/sulu Core framework that implements the functionality of the Sulu content management system 1.3k1.3M152](/packages/sulu-sulu)[vich/uploader-bundle Ease file uploads attached to entities 1.9k25.9M116](/packages/vich-uploader-bundle)[symfony/security-bundle Provides a tight integration of the Security component into the Symfony full-stack framework 2.5k172.9M1.8k](/packages/symfony-security-bundle) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)