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Software health reportschema 0.11.0 · metrics 2.10.0 · 2026-07-17 14:15 UTC

cakephp / authentication

Authentication plugin for CakePHP. Can also be used in PSR7 based applications.

PHPMIT★ 117 stars⑂ 104 forkssince Nov 2016View on GitHub ↗

cakephp/authentication holds a health index of 94 out of 100, placing it in the Exceptional band. It scores highest on Engineering Quality (94/100) and lowest on AI Readiness (37/100). It was last updated today. 3 contributors account for most of its recent work.

94
overall / 100
Exceptional

Software health index

Metrics are grouped into weighted categories on one standardized 1–100 scale. Overall starts as their weighted mean, calibrated against the distribution of the public record so bands carry percentile meaning; when public evidence triggers the High-Risk Jurisdiction Policy, the rating is adjusted and receives an At Risk ceiling of 34.

94
Exceptional93-100The record's top tier (≈ top 5%); essentially all checked criteria met
Excellent80-92Strong across the board; minor gaps
Good65-79Healthy; gaps are limited and manageable
Moderate50-64Acceptable with notable gaps; review recommended
Weak35-49Material weaknesses across several areas
At Risk20-34Significant weaknesses; adoption warrants caution
Critical1-19Severe problems (abandoned, single-maintainer, no hygiene)
VitalityCommunity &AdoptionSustainability &GovernanceEngineeringQualitySecurityAI Readiness

Score profile

Each axis is a category. The shape matters more than the average — a healthy subject fills the whole shape, while a spike-and-crater profile means strength in one dimension is masking risk in another.

The weighted overall 80 is calibrated to 94 on the published index scale (record calibration 2026-08-02).

Ownership

CakePHPOrganization
287 followers82 public repossince Sep 2008

This repository is backed by an organization — shared, accountable stewardship that can outlive any single maintainer.

Package ecosystems

RegistryPackageVersionDownloads / moVersionsLast publishTags
Packagistcakephp/authentication4.2.1194,879789 days agoauthenticationcakephpmiddlewareauth
npmdocs0.4.03,9811341 days ago

Metrics by category

Vitality

Is the project alive — is code being written and are releases shipping?

93Exceptional · 21% of overall
How it's scored
36/36Push recencylast push 0 days ago
23.5/36Commit cadence34/52 weeks with commits
18/18Commit volume144 commits in the last year
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Maintained22 commit(s) and 3 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
Inputs used
commits_last_year144
human_commit_share
days_since_last_push0
active_weeks_last_year34

Release discipline

100Exceptional
How it's scored
27/27Ships releases68 releases published
36/36Release recencylatest release 7 days ago
27/27Release cadencea release every ~16.7 days
0/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releasesno data
Inputs used
releases_count68
latest_release_tag2.11.2
releases_from_tagsno
days_since_latest_release7
mean_days_between_releases16.7
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): OpenSSF Scorecard: Signed-Releases. Remaining weights renormalized.

Community & Adoption

Does the project have users, downloads, attention, and a welcoming setup for contributors?

61Moderate · 17% of overall
How it's scored
33.5/60Stars117 stars
16.8/25Forks104 forks
8/15Watchers29 watchers
Inputs used
forks104
stars117
watchers29
growth_stateunverified
growth_factor_pct100
growth_unverified_reasonno_history
How it's scored
22.5/22.5README
22.5/22.5Licenserecognized license (MIT)
0/18CONTRIBUTING guide
0/13.5Code of conduct
0/7.2Issue template
0/6.3PR template
Inputs used
has_readmeyes
has_licenseyes
readme_badges
has_contributingno
has_issue_templateno
has_code_of_conductno
readme_badge_services
has_pull_request_templateno
How it's scored
70.5/80Monthly downloads194,879 downloads/month across packagist
12.3/20Registry dependents69 packages depend on it
Inputs used
packagescakephp/authentication
dependents69
ecosystemspackagist
total_downloads4,238,989
monthly_downloads194,879
unverified_packages_excludeddocs

Sustainability & Governance

Will the project survive its people — bus factor, responsiveness, who backs it, and package upkeep?

88Excellent · 23% of overall
How it's scored
36/54Bus factor3 contributor(s) cover half of all commits
16.7/22.5Commit distributiontop contributor authored 26% of commits
13.5/13.5Contributor breadth88 contributors
10/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Contributorsproject has 58 contributing companies or organizations
Inputs used
bus_factor3
contributors_sampled88
top_contributor_share0.259
How it's scored
41.5/42Issue resolution99% of issues closed
26.4/30PR acceptance510/579 decided PRs merged
0/13Newcomer PR acceptanceno first-time contributor's PR decided in 30d
9/15OpenSSF Scorecard: Code-ReviewFound 8/13 approved changesets -- score normalized to 6
Inputs used
merged_prs510
open_issues3
closed_issues224
prs_merged_7d
prs_decided_7d
prs_merged_30d
prs_decided_30d
issue_closed_ratio0.987
closed_unmerged_prs69
first_time_authors_30d
first_time_prs_merged_30d
first_time_prs_decided_30d
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Newcomer PR acceptance. Remaining weights renormalized.
How it's scored
30/30Ownership backingorganization-owned
0/20Verified domainverified-domain status not read for this organization
17.7/25Owner reach287 followers of cakephp
25/25Track record82 public repos, account ~17 yr old
Inputs used
followers287
owner_typeOrganization
is_verified
owner_logincakephp
public_repos82
account_age_days6,520
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Verified domain. Remaining weights renormalized.

Package maintenance

100Exceptional
How it's scored
25/25Published & resolvable2 package(s) on npm, packagist
35/35Publish recencylatest publish 9 days ago
20/20Version history78 published versions
20/20Not deprecatedactive, not deprecated or yanked
Inputs used
packagescakephp/authentication, docs
ecosystemsnpm, packagist
any_deprecatedno
min_days_since_publish9

Engineering Quality

Are baseline engineering and documentation practices in place?

94Exceptional · 19% of overall
How it's scored
24/24CI workflows6 workflow(s)
24/24Tests present
16/16Linter configphpcs.xml, phpstan.neon
0/9.6Pre-commit hooks
6.4/6.4.editorconfig
20/20OpenSSF Scorecard: CI-Tests15 out of 15 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
Inputs used
has_ciyes
has_testsyes
has_editorconfigyes
has_linter_configyes
has_precommit_configno

Documentation

100Exceptional
How it's scored
30/30README
25/25Documentation directory
15/15Documentation / homepage sitehttps://book.cakephp.org/authentication/
10/10Repository description
10/10Topics6 topics
10/10Wiki
Inputs used
topicsphp, cakephp, cakephp-plugin, authentication, middleware, psr7-middleware
has_wikiyes
homepagehttps://book.cakephp.org/authentication/
docs_sitehttps://book.cakephp.org/authentication/
has_readmeyes
has_docs_diryes
has_descriptionyes

Security

Are visible security and supply-chain practices strong, without unresolved high-risk jurisdiction exposure?

64Moderate · 16% of overall
How it's scored
7.5/7.5Binary-Artifactsno binaries found in the repo
0/7.5Branch-Protectionno data
2.5/2.5CI-Tests15 out of 15 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
0/2.5CII-Best-Practicesno effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
4.5/7.5Code-ReviewFound 8/13 approved changesets -- score normalized to 6
2.5/2.5Contributorsproject has 58 contributing companies or organizations
0/10Dangerous-Workflowno data
7.5/7.5Dependency-Update-Toolupdate tool detected
0/5Fuzzingproject is not fuzzed
2.5/2.5Licenselicense file detected
7.5/7.5Maintained22 commit(s) and 3 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
0/5Packagingno data
1.5/5Pinned-Dependenciesdependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 3
0/5SASTSAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 0
0/5Security-Policysecurity policy file not detected
0/7.5Signed-Releasesno data
0/7.5Token-Permissionsno data
7.5/7.5Vulnerabilities0 existing vulnerabilities detected
Inputs used
sourceopenssf_scorecard
checks_evaluated13
scorecard_versionv5.5.0
checks_inconclusive5
scorecard_aggregate6.4
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Branch-Protection, Dangerous-Workflow, Packaging, Signed-Releases, Token-Permissions. Remaining weights renormalized.

AI Readiness

How well is the repo equipped to be developed and maintained with AI coding agents? Carries a deliberately small weight (4%): agent tooling is a real maintenance signal, but a repository with none can still reach 100/100.

37Weak · 4% of overall
How it's scored
0/45Agent instructionsno CLAUDE.md / AGENTS.md / editor rules
0/15Machine-readable docs (llms.txt)
0/40Legible commit historyno data
Inputs used
has_llms_txtno
llms_txt_url
legible_history_share
agent_instruction_files
agent_instruction_max_bytes
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Legible commit history. Remaining weights renormalized.
How it's scored
0/18One-command bootstrap
22/22Automated tests
11/11Lint / format configphpcs.xml, phpstan.neon
0/11Static type checking
10/10Reproducible environmentDockerfile, lockfile
0/10Demonstrated agent practiceno data
5/8Automated maintenancedependency automation configured, none observed in the sampled commits
3/10OpenSSF Scorecard: Pinned-Dependenciesdependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 3
Inputs used
has_nixno
has_testsyes
lockfilespackage-lock.json
has_dockerfileyes
typed_languageno
bootstrap_files
has_devcontainerno
has_linter_configyes
typecheck_configs
agent_commit_share
toolchain_manifests
dependency_bot_commit_share0
Excluded from scoring (no data or not applicable): Demonstrated agent practice. Remaining weights renormalized.
How it's scored
0/45Type-checkable codePHP without a type-check config
55/55Manageable file sizes0/101 source files over 60KB
Inputs used
primary_languagePHP
largest_source_bytes44,822
source_files_sampled101
oversized_source_files0

Key facts

117GitHub stars
88contributors
144commits, last 12 months
0days since last push
68releases
3bus factor
3open issues
npm, Packagistpackage ecosystems

More detail

OpenSSF Scorecard 6.4 / 10
6.4aggregate

Independent, tool-agnostic security assessment from the open-source OpenSSF Scorecard. Each check rewards a security practice, not a specific vendor's tool. Checks Scorecard could not determine are marked n/a and excluded from the security score (never counted as zero).Scorecard v5.5.0 · 2026-07-17 14:15 UTC

10Binary-Artifactsno binaries found in the repo
n/aBranch-Protectioninternal error: error during branchesHandler.setup: internal error: some github tokens can't read classic branch protection rules: https://github.com/ossf/scorecard-action/blob/main/docs/authentication/fine-grained-auth-token.md
10CI-Tests15 out of 15 merged PRs checked by a CI test -- score normalized to 10
0CII-Best-Practicesno effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
6Code-ReviewFound 8/13 approved changesets -- score normalized to 6
10Contributorsproject has 58 contributing companies or organizations
n/aDangerous-Workflowno workflows found
10Dependency-Update-Toolupdate tool detected
0Fuzzingproject is not fuzzed
10Licenselicense file detected
10Maintained22 commit(s) and 3 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 10
n/aPackagingpackaging workflow not detected
3Pinned-Dependenciesdependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 3
0SASTSAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 0
0Security-Policysecurity policy file not detected
n/aSigned-Releasesno releases found
n/aToken-PermissionsNo tokens found
10Vulnerabilities0 existing vulnerabilities detected
Direct dependencies 9
RegistryPackageVersion constraintManifest
Packagistcakephp/http^5.0composer.json
Packagistcakephp/utility^5.0composer.json
Packagistlaminas/laminas-diactoros^3.0composer.json
Packagistpsr/http-client^1.0composer.json
Packagistpsr/http-message^1.1 || ^2.0composer.json
Packagistpsr/http-server-handler^1.0composer.json
Packagistpsr/http-server-middleware^1.0composer.json
npm@cakephp/docs-skeletongithub:cakephp/docs-skeleton#node-packagedocs/package.json
npmvitepress^2.0.0-alpha.16docs/package.json
All dependencies 166

Full resolved dependency set from the GitHub dependency graph: 9 direct and 157 indirect (transitive) packages. The transitive closure is complete when the repository commits a lockfile.

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