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[Authentication & Authorization](/categories/authentication) 4. / 5. zendframework/zend-authentication Abandoned → [laminas/laminas-authentication](/?search=laminas%2Flaminas-authentication)Library[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)456.8M—2.4%[3 PRs](https://github.com/zendframework/zend-authentication/pulls)20BSD-3-ClausePHP ^5.6 || ^7.0 Since Oct 17Compare [ Source](https://github.com/zendframework/zend-authentication)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/zendframework/zend-authentication)[ RSS](/packages/zendframework-zend-authentication/feed)WikiDiscussions Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelogDependencies (10)Versions (68)Used By (20) ### README not available The README for this package hasn't been synced yet. View it on [GitHub](https://github.com/zendframework/zend-authentication). ### Health Score 47 — FairBetter than 94% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity51 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community34 Small or concentrated contributor base 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. 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. 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