apache/shiro

Apache Shiro is a powerful and easy-to-use Java security framework that performs authentication, authorization, cryptography, and session management

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Apache Shiro

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Apache Shiro

Apache Shiro is a powerful and easy-to-use Java security framework that performs authentication, authorization, cryptography, and session management. With Shiro’s easy-to-understand API, you can quickly and easily secure any application – from the smallest mobile applications to the largest web and enterprise applications.

Documentation and Examples

https://shiro.apache.org

Tutorials

License

Apache License, Version 2.0

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java
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shiro
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apache/shiro

Apache Shiro is a powerful and easy-to-use Java security framework that performs authentication, authorization, cryptography, and session management

Java

4,461

3,327 commits

updated Oct 14, 2026

See the code

README

Apache Shiro

Maven Central Build Status OpenSSF Best Practices OpenSSF Scorecard Reproducible Builds

Apache Shiro

Apache Shiro is a powerful and easy-to-use Java security framework that performs authentication, authorization, cryptography, and session management. With Shiro’s easy-to-understand API, you can quickly and easily secure any application – from the smallest mobile applications to the largest web and enterprise applications.

Documentation and Examples

https://shiro.apache.org

Tutorials

License

Apache License, Version 2.0

X

java
library
shiro
web-framework

Project health

Overall

8.7/10

Maintained

10/10

Code review

9/10

Contributors

10/10
OpenSSF Scorecard

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