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 ApiGuard
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+# This package is no longer maintained
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+This package is no longer maintained as Laravel already has a similar feature built-in since Laravel 5.8 and Laravel 6.x. Documentation on Laravel's API authentication can be found [here](https://laravel.com/docs/5.8/api-authentication). Furthermore, since Laravel 7.x, there is a new Laravel package called [Airlock/Sanctum](https://laravel.com/docs/7.x/sanctum) that would better serve API authentication purposes.
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