symfony/security
Provides a complete security system for your web application observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
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: n/a
- age_days: 5671
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 858
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1196 stars · 54 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
The Symfony Security Component provides a complete authentication and authorization system for PHP web applications. It supports HTTP basic auth, interactive form login, X.509 certificate login, custom authentication strategies, and role-based authorization.
Use cases
- add login and authentication to a php web app
- implement role-based access control in symfony
- secure endpoints with http basic auth
- build custom authentication strategies in php
- manage user roles and permissions
- add csrf protection to login forms
When to choose
- you are building a Symfony application and need authentication/authorization
- you want a mature, well-documented PHP security system with flexible authenticators
- you need role- or voter-based authorization integrated with your framework
When to avoid
- you use a different framework with its own auth stack (e.g., Laravel's built-in auth)
- you need a standalone identity provider or SSO server rather than an in-app security layer
- you want a zero-config auth solution without framework integration
Facets
library · maturity stable
auth authorization security middleware security web-development backend developer-tools php self-hosted symfony authentication roles firewalls voters csrf http-basic-auth form-login symfony-component web-server
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/symfony/security · fetched 2026-08-28 · a1150eb2b06d
- homepage: https://symfony.com/security · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5f58bb7e01df
- site_page: https://symfony.com/doc · fetched 2026-08-29 · 44889134f4fb
- site_page: https://symfony.com/releases · fetched 2026-08-29 · 429432437be6
- site_page: https://symfony.com/blog/category/releases · fetched 2026-08-29 · fb7283c57915
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| symfony/security | main | 10 |
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