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quinninteractive/silverstripe-auth-remote-user
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Logs members in via the REMOTE\_USER server variable; optionally creates new members.

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REMOTE\_USER authentication
===========================

[](#remote_user-authentication)

Description
-----------

[](#description)

This module extends `Controller` to automatically log in the SilverStripe member whose Email field matches the server REMOTE\_USER variable (`$_SERVER['REMOTE_USER']`). Optionally, it can create a new Member record for a server-authenticated user when no matching record is found. If auto-creation is not enabled, and there is no match, then this module does nothing.

This module was created to support Apache with mod\_shib, but it works the same for any mechanism that sets REMOTE\_USER, including basic auth.

This module requires SilverStripe framework 3.1.x.

This is version 1.0.1 of this module.

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

[](#configuration)

To enable the optional features, put static calls into your `_config.php`:

```
AuthRemoteUserExtension::setAutoCreateUser(true);
AuthRemoteUserExtension::setAutoUserGroup($group_name);

```

`AuthRemoteUserExtension::setAutoCreateUser(true)` enables the creation of a new Member record when an authenticated user does not match any existing record. The only field populated is Email.

`AuthRemoteUserExtension::setAutoUserGroup($group_name)` sets the group to which new users will be added. If the group does not exist, no Member record will be created, even if auto-creation is enabled.

###  Health Score

31

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LowBetter than 66% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity65

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 50% of commits — single point of failure

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**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

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###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~53 days

Total

2

Last Release

3658d ago

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