cakephp/authentication
Authentication plugin for CakePHP
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Package info
github.com/cakephp/authentication
Type:cakephp-plugin
pkg:composer/cakephp/authentication
Requires
- php: >=8.1
- cakephp/http: ^5.0
- cakephp/utility: ^5.0
- laminas/laminas-diactoros: ^3.0
- psr/http-client: ^1.0
- psr/http-message: ^1.1 || ^2.0
- psr/http-server-handler: ^1.0
- psr/http-server-middleware: ^1.0
Requires (Dev)
- cakephp/cakephp: ^5.1.0
- cakephp/cakephp-codesniffer: ^5.0
- firebase/php-jwt: ^7.0
- phpunit/phpunit: ^10.5.58 || ^11.5.3 || ^12.4 || ^13.0
Suggests
- ext-ldap: Make sure this php extension is installed and enabled on your system if you want to use the built-in LDAP adapter for "LdapIdentifier".
- cakephp/cakephp: Install full core to use "CookieAuthenticator".
- cakephp/orm: To use "OrmResolver" (Not needed separately if using full CakePHP framework).
- cakephp/utility: Provides CakePHP security methods. Required for the JWT adapter and Legacy password hasher.
- firebase/php-jwt: If you want to use the JWT adapter add this dependency
Provides
None
Conflicts
None
Replaces
None
This package is auto-updated.
Last update: 2026-06-14 15:37:55 UTC
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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()