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cedricve/simpleauth
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A simple authentication driver for Laravel

v1.2.2(9y ago)012.6k3MITPHPPHP >=5.4.0

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Simple auth
-----------

[](#simple-auth)

A simple authentication driver, which makes it possible to define one or more users in the app.config file. This is great for mockup projects or when you don't have/need a database. *This library extends the original Laravel auth drivers, so it uses exactly the same methods.*

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Install using composer:

```
composer require cedricve/simpleauth

```

Add the service provider in `app/config/app.php`:

```
'Cedricve\Simpleauth\SimpleauthServiceProvider',

```

The service provider will register a extension with the original auth manager. There is no need to register additional facades or objects.

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

Change your default database connection name in `app/config/auth.php`:

```
'driver' => 'simple'

```

And add a new property to the `app/config/app.php` file:

```
'users' => [
    [
        "id" => 1,
        "username" => "root",
        "password" => "root",
        "firstname" => "Cédric",
        "secondname" => "Verstraeten"
        ...
    ],
    [
        "id" => 2,
        "username" => "root2",
        "password" => "root",
        "firstname" => "Cédric",
        "secondname" => "Verstraeten"
        ...
    ]
],

```

Examples
--------

[](#examples)

You can use the default Auth methods.

### Basic Usage

[](#basic-usage)

**Try to signin**

```
Auth::attempt(['username' => 'root', 'password' => 'root'))

```

**Retrieving the user that signed in**

```
$user = Auth::user();

```

More info about authentication:

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 66% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity21

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

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 ~153 days

Recently: every ~42 days

Total

7

Last Release

3301d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1546779?v=4)[Cédric Verstraeten](/maintainers/cedricve)[@cedricve](https://github.com/cedricve)

---

Tags

authAuthenticationSimple

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