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[Authentication & Authorization](/categories/authentication) 4. / 5. smashed-egg/laravel-in-memory-auth ActiveLibrary[Authentication & Authorization](/categories/authentication) smashed-egg/laravel-in-memory-auth ================================== This package allows you to Authenticate an admin area without the need for a database. 1.2.1(2mo ago)032MITPHPPHP ^8.0.2CI passing Since Feb 11Pushed 2mo ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/smashed-egg/laravel-in-memory-auth)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/smashed-egg/laravel-in-memory-auth)[ RSS](/packages/smashed-egg-laravel-in-memory-auth/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelogDependencies (5)Versions (8)Used By (0) [![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/smashed-egg/.github/05d922c99f1a3bddea88339064534566b941eca9/profile/main.jpg)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/smashed-egg/.github/05d922c99f1a3bddea88339064534566b941eca9/profile/main.jpg) Laravel In Memory Auth Provider =============================== [](#laravel-in-memory-auth-provider) [![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/cd2bebeefdcecf6a9550f8354289fb5a44323efca535dce2aadd89e395203065/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f736d61736865642d6567672f6c61726176656c2d696e2d6d656d6f72792d617574682f762f737461626c65)](https://github.com/smashed-egg/laravel-in-memory-auth/releases)[![Downloads this Month](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/5988f05e5af8383be91e628abfd1647d4e15e05d757005041b10aac2bf80a9dc/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f646d2f736d61736865642d6567672f6c61726176656c2d696e2d6d656d6f72792d617574682e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/smashed-egg/laravel-in-memory-auth) An In Memory User Auth Provider for Laravel 9+. Allows you to Authenticate an admin area without the need for a database. Great as a quick and temporary solution during development, particularly if your site is mocked out and not let using a database. Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) - PHP 8.0.2+ - Laravel 9.0+ Installation ------------ [](#installation) To install this package please run: ``` composer require smashed-egg/laravel-in-memory-auth ``` [Support Me](https://github.com/sponsors/tomgrohl) -------------------------------------------------- [](#support-me) Do you like this package? Does it improve you're development. Consider sponsoring to help with future development. [Buy me a coffee!](https://github.com/sponsors/tomgrohl) Thank you! Configuration ------------- [](#configuration) ### Setup config [](#setup-config) In the `auth.php` config file you will need to set the driver: ``` 'driver' => 'memory', ``` Add also setup your in memory users: ``` 'memory' => [ 'driver' => 'memory', 'model' => \SmashedEgg\LaravelInMemoryAuth\User::class, 'username_field' => 'email', 'users' => [ /* 'me@email.com' => [ 'id' => 1, 'name' => 'My name', // Hashed password using the hasher service 'password' => 'hashed_password', ], */ 'admin@example.com' => [ 'id' => 1, 'email' => 'admin@example.com', 'name' => 'Barry Allen' // Hashed password using the hasher service 'password' => '$2y$10$Mfusxb1546MFxQ4A1s4GE.OF/gFuI8Y6Hw9xnlZeiHtjDl0/pnXPK', 'remember_token' => '', ], ], ], ``` You can add any properties you want making it easy to switch out the Auth drivers. The package comes with a command for hashing passwords, making it easier to setup passwords, just run the following command to hash your password: ``` php artisan smashed-egg:hash:password mypassword ``` Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Contributing is welcome. Please see our guide [here](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md). License ------- [](#license) This package is open-sourced software licensed under the [MIT license](LICENSE.md). ### Health Score 42 — FairBetter than 90% of packages Maintenance87 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity8 Limited adoption so far Community7 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity55 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure 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 ~186 days Recently: every ~222 days Total 7 Last Release 66d ago Major Versions 0.2.0 → 1.0.02025-08-06 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d8a5cdb8c917b207f5018caffe60905dd158d0ff21ce4f9f713ca63b53b8038d?d=identicon)[tomgrohl](/maintainers/tomgrohl) --- Top Contributors [![tomgrohl](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/418838?v=4)](https://github.com/tomgrohl "tomgrohl (24 commits)") --- Tags phplaravelauthauthenication ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/smashed-egg-laravel-in-memory-auth/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/smashed-egg-laravel-in-memory-auth/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/smashed-egg-laravel-in-memory-auth) ``` ### Alternatives [tymon/jwt-auth JSON Web Token Authentication for Laravel and Lumen 11.5k49.1M350](/packages/tymon-jwt-auth)[larastan/larastan Larastan - Discover bugs in your code without running it. 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