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ueberauth/guardian

Elixir Authentication observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/ueberauth/guardian · Elixir · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

87/100

  • Activity 98
  • Release rhythm 66
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 187.5
  • age_days: 4096
  • days_rel: 16
  • days_push: 15
  • n_releases_24m: 3

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3514 stars · 387 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Guardian is a token-based authentication library for Elixir applications, with JSON Web Tokens supported out of the box. It integrates with Plug and Phoenix, including channels/sockets, and supports custom token types via the Guardian.Token behaviour.

Use cases

  • add jwt authentication to a phoenix app
  • authenticate phoenix channels with tokens
  • token-based auth for elixir web endpoints
  • issue and verify signed tokens in elixir
  • support multiple token configurations in one app

When to choose

  • you're building an Elixir or Phoenix app needing token-based authentication
  • you need JWT support with customizable claims
  • you want auth beyond HTTP, e.g. channels or custom protocols

When to avoid

  • you need session-based or OAuth-only authentication flows
  • you're not using Elixir
  • you want a turnkey hosted identity provider

Facets

library · maturity stable

auth middleware web-development backend security elixir jwt phoenix plug token-authentication web-server

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