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[Authentication & Authorization](/categories/authentication) 4. / 5. xaamin/sanctum ActiveLibrary[Authentication & Authorization](/categories/authentication) xaamin/sanctum ============== Laravel/Lumen Sanctum provides a featherweight authentication system for SPAs and simple APIs. v1.0.3(1y ago)12.7kMITPHPPHP ^8.0.2CI passing Since May 22Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/xaamin/sanctum)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/xaamin/sanctum)[ RSS](/packages/xaamin-sanctum/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 2d ago READMEChangelogDependencies (9)Versions (7)Used By (0) [![Logo Laravel Sanctum](/art/logo.svg)](/art/logo.svg) [![Build Status](https://github.com/xaamin/sanctum/workflows/tests/badge.svg)](https://github.com/xaamin/sanctum/actions) [![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/71a35bb79ec2ad0d0352ada1edfe8415a6ad83c2ed5f36587820c32a9c1b5adc/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f7861616d696e2f73616e6374756d)](https://packagist.org/packages/xaamin/sanctum) [![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f4efcb0fbe89afdabc1d1d0b647fe1e1da1ead57f6b6df7cde750c46860a4ce6/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f7861616d696e2f73616e6374756d)](https://packagist.org/packages/xaamin/sanctum) [![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/5b0fbd98fdcac258525ae32104f43da40498dec17b9b73b165b0697dd1d83064/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f6c2f7861616d696e2f73616e6374756d)](https://packagist.org/packages/xaamin/sanctum) Introduction ------------ [](#introduction) Lumen Sanctum provides a featherweight authentication system for SPAs and simple APIs. Installation ------------ [](#installation) This package requires requires php >= 8.0 and lumen >= 9 Step 1 - Install the package on your project ``` composer require xaamin/sanctum ``` Step 2 - Add the service provider in bootstrap/app.php ``` $app->register( Laravel\Sanctum\SanctumServiceProvider::class ); ``` Step 3 - Use `sanctum` as your driver for `api` guard in your `config/auth.php` file, copy the auth config file sample from [here](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xaamin/sanctum/main/config/sanctum.php). ``` 'guards' => [ 'api' => [ 'driver' => 'sanctum', 'provider' => 'users', 'hash' => false, ], ], ``` Official Documentation ---------------------- [](#official-documentation) Documentation for Sanctum can be found on the [Laravel website](https://laravel.com/docs/sanctum). Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Thank you for considering contributing to Sanctum! The contribution guide can be found in the [Laravel documentation](https://laravel.com/docs/contributions). Code of Conduct --------------- [](#code-of-conduct) In order to ensure that the Laravel community is welcoming to all, please review and abide by the [Code of Conduct](https://laravel.com/docs/contributions#code-of-conduct). Security Vulnerabilities ------------------------ [](#security-vulnerabilities) Please review [our security policy](https://github.com/xaamin/sanctum/security/policy) on how to report security vulnerabilities. License ------- [](#license) Lumen Sanctum is open-sourced software licensed under the [MIT license](LICENSE.md). ### Health Score 37 — LowBetter than 81% of packages Maintenance42 Moderate activity, may be stable Popularity23 Limited adoption so far Community20 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity54 Maturing project, gaining track record 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. 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