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[Framework](/categories/framework) 4. / 5. cakephp/authentication ActiveCakephp-plugin[Framework](/categories/framework) cakephp/authentication ====================== Authentication plugin for CakePHP 4.0.1(2mo ago)1153.6M—7%104[1 issues](https://github.com/cakephp/authentication/issues)20MITPHPPHP >=8.1CI passing Since Dec 27Pushed 1mo ago29 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/cakephp/authentication)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/cakephp/authentication)[ Docs](https://cakephp.org)[ RSS](/packages/cakephp-authentication/feed)WikiDiscussions 4.x Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (22)Versions (79)Used By (20) CakePHP Authentication ====================== [](#cakephp-authentication) [![CI](https://github.com/cakephp/authentication/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/cakephp/authentication/actions/workflows/ci.yml)[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/cbfcf3eecd778a2ccc89ec422411401db62f73b2142a12a0cff734e6ac29e485/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f762f72656c656173652f63616b657068702f61757468656e7469636174696f6e3f736f72743d73656d766572267374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/cakephp/authentication)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/040aeccfbd46994b05e64052c4efc4900711bf19451e7b3bdccb71fc97013b9c/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f63616b657068702f61757468656e7469636174696f6e3f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/cakephp/authentication/stats)[![Code Coverage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b1a86c93a4ab7dda782e05737ba58eb8a722cbef41698711b70279d65f871db5/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f636f766572616c6c732f63616b657068702f61757468656e7469636174696f6e2f6d61737465722e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://coveralls.io/r/cakephp/authentication?branch=master)[![Software License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/55c0218c8f8009f06ad4ddae837ddd05301481fcf0dff8e0ed9dadda8780713e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d627269676874677265656e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](LICENSE) [PSR7](https://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-7/) Middleware authentication stack for the CakePHP framework. Don't know what middleware is? [Check the CakePHP documentation](https://book.cakephp.org/5/en/controllers/middleware.html) and additionally [read this.](https://philsturgeon.uk/php/2016/05/31/why-care-about-php-middleware/) Authentication, not Authorization --------------------------------- [](#authentication-not-authorization) This plugin intends to provide a framework around authentication and user identification. Authorization is a [separate concern](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_concerns) that has been packaged into a separate [authorization plugin](https://github.com/cakephp/authorization). Installation ------------ [](#installation) You can install this plugin into your CakePHP application using [composer](https://getcomposer.org): ``` composer require cakephp/authentication ``` Then load the plugin: ``` bin/cake plugin load Authentication ``` Documentation ------------- [](#documentation) Documentation for this plugin can be found in the [CakePHP Cookbook](https://book.cakephp.org/authentication/4/en/). IDE compatibility improvements ------------------------------ [](#ide-compatibility-improvements) There are IdeHelper tasks in [IdeHelperExtra plugin](https://github.com/dereuromark/cakephp-ide-helper-extra/) to provide auto-complete: - `AuthenticationService::loadAuthenticator()` ### Health Score 73 — ExcellentBetter than 100% of packages Maintenance87 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity61 Solid adoption and visibility Community48 Growing community involvement Maturity87 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor3 3 contributors hold 50%+ of commits How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~45 days Recently: every ~11 days Total 75 Last Release 64d ago Major Versions 2.10.2 → 3.0.32023-12-01 1.x-dev → 3.1.02024-07-28 2.11.0 → 3.2.12024-10-18 2.x-dev → 3.3.42025-11-29 3.x-dev → 4.0.02026-02-01 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/23666?v=4)[CakePHP](/maintainers/cakephp)[@cakephp](https://github.com/cakephp) --- Top Contributors [![markstory](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/24086?v=4)](https://github.com/markstory "markstory (404 commits)")[![ADmad](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/142658?v=4)](https://github.com/ADmad "ADmad (234 commits)")[![burzum](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/162789?v=4)](https://github.com/burzum "burzum (165 commits)")[![dereuromark](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/39854?v=4)](https://github.com/dereuromark "dereuromark (157 commits)")[![robertpustulka](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7437773?v=4)](https://github.com/robertpustulka "robertpustulka (103 commits)")[![othercorey](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/24221186?v=4)](https://github.com/othercorey "othercorey (80 commits)")[![LordSimal](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9105243?v=4)](https://github.com/LordSimal "LordSimal (79 commits)")[![zachee54](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/42939319?v=4)](https://github.com/zachee54 "zachee54 (36 commits)")[![saeideng](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8215801?v=4)](https://github.com/saeideng "saeideng (22 commits)")[![ajibarra](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/794722?v=4)](https://github.com/ajibarra "ajibarra (20 commits)")[![inoas](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/20972207?v=4)](https://github.com/inoas "inoas (19 commits)")[![enviniom](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/17869758?v=4)](https://github.com/enviniom "enviniom (14 commits)")[![dependabot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/29110?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot[bot] "dependabot[bot] (13 commits)")[![ndm2](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5031606?v=4)](https://github.com/ndm2 "ndm2 (12 commits)")[![Zuluru](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/514172?v=4)](https://github.com/Zuluru "Zuluru (11 commits)")[![rochamarcelo](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/850748?v=4)](https://github.com/rochamarcelo "rochamarcelo (11 commits)")[![Arhell](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/26163841?v=4)](https://github.com/Arhell "Arhell (10 commits)")[![GrandFelix](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5418644?v=4)](https://github.com/GrandFelix "GrandFelix (10 commits)")[![RiteshParyali](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/55147176?v=4)](https://github.com/RiteshParyali "RiteshParyali (8 commits)")[![stickler-ci](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/16011037?v=4)](https://github.com/stickler-ci "stickler-ci (8 commits)") --- Tags authenticationcakephpcakephp-pluginmiddlewarephppsr7-middlewaremiddlewareauthAuthenticationcakephp ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/cakephp-authentication/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/cakephp-authentication/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/cakephp-authentication) ``` ### Alternatives [cakephp/cakephp The CakePHP framework 8.8k18.5M1.6k](/packages/cakephp-cakephp)[cakephp/authorization Authorization abstraction layer plugin for CakePHP 742.2M34](/packages/cakephp-authorization)[neos/flow Flow Application Framework 862.0M451](/packages/neos-flow)[slim/csrf Slim Framework 4 CSRF protection PSR-15 middleware 3512.1M94](/packages/slim-csrf)[yiisoft/yii-middleware Yii Middleware 21151.3k1](/packages/yiisoft-yii-middleware)[yiisoft/auth Yii auth 37170.6k4](/packages/yiisoft-auth) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)