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[Authentication & Authorization](/categories/authentication) 4. / 5. zendframework/zend-authentication Abandoned → [laminas/laminas-authentication](/?search=laminas%2Flaminas-authentication)ArchivedLibrary[Authentication & Authorization](/categories/authentication) zendframework/zend-authentication ================================= provides an API for authentication and includes concrete authentication adapters for common use case scenarios 2.7.0(7y ago)416.9M↓34.2%33[6 issues](https://github.com/zendframework/zend-authentication/issues)[3 PRs](https://github.com/zendframework/zend-authentication/pulls)20BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP ^5.6 || ^7.0 Since Oct 17Pushed 6y ago7 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/zendframework/zend-authentication)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/zendframework/zend-authentication)[ RSS](/packages/zendframework-zend-authentication/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 3d ago READMEChangelog (5)Dependencies (10)Versions (68)Used By (20) zend-authentication =================== [](#zend-authentication) > ## Repository abandoned 2019-12-31 > > [](#repository-abandoned-2019-12-31) > > This repository has moved to [laminas/laminas-authentication](https://github.com/laminas/laminas-authentication). [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/48949726337ebf020074217b998c38c942c8c2ac2cf9c8b8b00e8c210ec8cf65/68747470733a2f2f7365637572652e7472617669732d63692e6f72672f7a656e646672616d65776f726b2f7a656e642d61757468656e7469636174696f6e2e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://secure.travis-ci.org/zendframework/zend-authentication)[![Coverage Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/29b759cd04dcd3185ca9ec1f51331768eb11aa407c95e06d291661adf7668aa1/68747470733a2f2f636f766572616c6c732e696f2f7265706f732f6769746875622f7a656e646672616d65776f726b2f7a656e642d61757468656e7469636174696f6e2f62616467652e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://coveralls.io/github/zendframework/zend-authentication?branch=master) The `Zend\Authentication` component provides an API for authentication and includes concrete authentication adapters for common use case scenarios. - File issues at - Documentation is at ### Health Score 50 — FairBetter than 95% of packages Maintenance17 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity57 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community44 Growing community involvement Maturity73 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 66.7% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. 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