README

PSR7 Middleware authentication stack for the CakePHP framework.

Don't know what middleware is? Check the CakePHP documentation and additionally read this.

Authentication, not Authorization

This plugin intends to provide a framework around authentication and user identification. Authorization is a separate concern that has been packaged into a separate authorization plugin.

Installation

You can install this plugin into your CakePHP application using composer:

composer require cakephp/authentication

Then load the plugin:

bin/cake plugin load Authentication

Documentation

Documentation for this plugin can be found in the CakePHP Cookbook.

IDE compatibility improvements

There are IdeHelper tasks in IdeHelperExtra plugin to provide auto-complete:

• AuthenticationService::loadAuthenticator()
• IdentifierCollection::load()