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jdmaymeow/cake-auth
===================

CakeAuth plugin for CakePHP

v1.2.7(9y ago)0791PHPPHP >=5.5.9

Since Dec 9Pushed 9y ago1 watchersCompare

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CakeAuth plugin for CakePHP
===========================

[](#cakeauth-plugin-for-cakephp)

This is part of Code Advent 2016

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

[](#installation)

You can install this plugin into your CakePHP application using [composer](http://getcomposer.org).

The recommended way to install composer packages is:

```
composer require jdmaymeow/cake-auth

```

Load plugin

```
bin/cake plugin load CakeAuth -r
```

Configure
---------

[](#configure)

To AppController Initialize add

```
$this->loadComponent('Auth', [
            'authorize' => ['Controller'], // Added this line
            'loginRedirect' => [
                'controller' => 'Links',
                'action' => 'index'
            ],
            'logoutRedirect' => [
                'controller' => 'Users',
                'action' => 'login',
                'home'
            ]
        ]);
```

Add after initialize function into main APpControler

```
public function beforeFilter(Event $event)
    {
        $this->Auth->allow(['index', 'view', 'display']);
    }

public function isAuthorized($user)
    {
        // Admin can access every action
        if (isset($user['role']) && $user['role'] === 'admin') {
            return true;
        }

        // Default deny
        return false;
    }
```

Standard Configuration
----------------------

[](#standard-configuration)

Allowed actions

RoleLoginLogoutIndexAddEditViewDeleteDisplayAuthorYesYesYesYesNoYesNoYesAdminYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 52% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity65

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 ~8 days

Total

11

Last Release

3404d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Tags

cakecakephpcakephp-plugincomposeruser-management

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