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vakata/authentication
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PHP authentication library

3.6.4(1y ago)15.5k↓50%MIT

Since Mar 21Compare

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READMEChangelogDependencies (5)Versions (58)Used By (0)

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###  Health Score

42

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FairBetter than 90% of packages

Maintenance46

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity24

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity77

Established project with proven stability

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 ~58 days

Recently: every ~28 days

Total

57

Last Release

419d ago

Major Versions

1.1.0 → 2.0.02016-08-12

2.6.1 → 3.0.02019-07-05

### Community

Maintainers

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Tags

Authenticationvakata

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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