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[Authentication & Authorization](/categories/authentication) 4. / 5. symfony/security-guard AbandonedArchivedLibrary[Authentication & Authorization](/categories/authentication) symfony/security-guard ====================== Symfony Security Component - Guard v5.4.45(1y ago)1.4k93.5M—1.1%1020MITPHPPHP >=7.2.5 Since Nov 3Pushed 1y ago9 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/symfony/security-guard)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/symfony/security-guard)[ Docs](https://symfony.com)[ Fund](https://symfony.com/sponsor)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/fabpot)[ RSS](/packages/symfony-security-guard/feed)WikiDiscussions 5.4 Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (5)Versions (350)Used By (20)Security (2) Security Component - Guard ========================== [](#security-component---guard) The Guard component brings many layers of authentication together, making it much easier to create complex authentication systems where you have total control. 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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 60 — FairBetter than 99% of packages Maintenance36 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity73 Solid adoption and visibility Community39 Small or concentrated contributor base 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 ~9 days Recently: every ~61 days Total 350 Last Release 601d ago Major Versions v4.4.23 → v5.2.82021-05-12 v4.4.25 → v5.2.102021-05-26 v4.4.27 → v5.2.122021-07-18 v4.4.37 → v5.3.142022-01-02 4.4.x-dev → v5.4.132022-09-28 PHP version history (8 changes)v2.8.0-BETA1PHP >=5.3.9 v3.0.0-BETA1PHP >=5.5.9 v3.3.10PHP ^5.5.9|>=7.0.8 v4.0.0-BETA1PHP ^7.1.3 v5.0.0-BETA1PHP ^7.2.9 v5.0.0PHP ^7.2.5 v4.4.13PHP >=7.1.3 5.0.x-devPHP >=7.2.5 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/47313?v=4)[Fabien Potencier](/maintainers/fabpot)[@fabpot](https://github.com/fabpot) --- Top Contributors [![nicolas-grekas](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/243674?v=4)](https://github.com/nicolas-grekas "nicolas-grekas (228 commits)")[![fabpot](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/47313?v=4)](https://github.com/fabpot "fabpot (106 commits)")[![weaverryan](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/121003?v=4)](https://github.com/weaverryan "weaverryan (31 commits)")[![derrabus](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1506493?v=4)](https://github.com/derrabus "derrabus (22 commits)")[![xabbuh](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1957048?v=4)](https://github.com/xabbuh "xabbuh (15 commits)")[![chalasr](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7502063?v=4)](https://github.com/chalasr "chalasr (15 commits)")[![Tobion](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/610090?v=4)](https://github.com/Tobion "Tobion (8 commits)")[![wouterj](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/749025?v=4)](https://github.com/wouterj "wouterj (5 commits)")[![fancyweb](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3658119?v=4)](https://github.com/fancyweb "fancyweb (3 commits)")[![OskarStark](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/995707?v=4)](https://github.com/OskarStark "OskarStark (3 commits)")[![jderusse](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/578547?v=4)](https://github.com/jderusse "jderusse (3 commits)")[![aeoris](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3284058?v=4)](https://github.com/aeoris "aeoris (2 commits)")[![kalessil](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1577185?v=4)](https://github.com/kalessil "kalessil (2 commits)")[![Nyholm](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1275206?v=4)](https://github.com/Nyholm "Nyholm (2 commits)")[![pasdeloup](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3264047?v=4)](https://github.com/pasdeloup "pasdeloup (2 commits)")[![stof](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/439401?v=4)](https://github.com/stof "stof (2 commits)")[![thomasbisignani](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6014143?v=4)](https://github.com/thomasbisignani "thomasbisignani (2 commits)")[![alexandre-daubois](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2144837?v=4)](https://github.com/alexandre-daubois "alexandre-daubois (2 commits)")[![vudaltsov](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2552865?v=4)](https://github.com/vudaltsov "vudaltsov (1 commits)")[![peterrehm](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2010989?v=4)](https://github.com/peterrehm "peterrehm (1 commits)") --- Tags componentphpsymfonysymfony-component ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/symfony-security-guard/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/symfony-security-guard/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/symfony-security-guard) ``` ### Alternatives [gesdinet/jwt-refresh-token-bundle Implements a refresh token system over Json Web Tokens in Symfony 70516.4M35](/packages/gesdinet-jwt-refresh-token-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)[sylius/sylius E-Commerce platform for PHP, based on Symfony framework. 8.4k5.6M651](/packages/sylius-sylius)[symfony/security-http Symfony Security Component - HTTP Integration 1.7k164.3M234](/packages/symfony-security-http)[web-auth/webauthn-framework FIDO2/Webauthn library for PHP and Symfony Bundle. 50570.7k1](/packages/web-auth-webauthn-framework)[sulu/sulu Core framework that implements the functionality of the Sulu content management system 1.3k1.3M152](/packages/sulu-sulu) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)