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[Authentication & Authorization](/categories/authentication) 4. / 5. xety/cake3-cookieauth ActiveCakephp-plugin[Authentication & Authorization](/categories/authentication) xety/cake3-cookieauth ===================== A simple Cake3 plugin to authenticate users with Cookies. v1.4(9y ago)1956.6k↓74.8%12[4 issues](https://github.com/Xety/Cake3-CookieAuth/issues)[2 PRs](https://github.com/Xety/Cake3-CookieAuth/pulls)2MITPHPPHP >=5.4.16 Since Nov 5Pushed 7y ago3 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/Xety/Cake3-CookieAuth)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/xety/cake3-cookieauth)[ Docs](https://github.com/Xety/Cake3-CookieAuth)[ RSS](/packages/xety-cake3-cookieauth/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 3d ago READMEChangelog (5)Dependencies (3)Versions (6)Used By (2) Cake3 CookieAuth ================ [](#cake3-cookieauth) A simple Cake3 plugin to authenticate users with Cookies. This plugin is based on the awesome plugin [FriendsOfCake/Authenticate](https://github.com/FriendsOfCake/Authenticate/tree/cake3) but with a different setup. 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Usage ----- [](#usage) In your `config/bootstrap.php` add : ``` Plugin::load('Xety/Cake3CookieAuth'); ``` In your `AppController` : ``` public $components = [ 'Cookie', 'Auth' => [ 'authenticate' => [ 'Form', 'Xety/Cake3CookieAuth.Cookie' ] ] ]; ``` In your `AppController`, in the `beforeFilter` action : ``` public function beforeFilter(Event $event) { //Automaticaly Login. if (!$this->Auth->user() && $this->Cookie->read('CookieAuth')) { $user = $this->Auth->identify(); if ($user) { $this->Auth->setUser($user); } else { $this->Cookie->delete('CookieAuth'); } } } //If you want to update some fields, like the last_login_date, or last_login_ip, just do : public function beforeFilter(Event $event) { //Automaticaly Login. if (!$this->Auth->user() && $this->Cookie->read('CookieAuth')) { $this->loadModel('Users'); $user = $this->Auth->identify(); if ($user) { $this->Auth->setUser($user); $user = $this->Users->newEntity($user); $user->isNew(false); //Last login date $user->last_login = new Time(); //Last login IP $user->last_login_ip = $this->request->clientIp(); //etc... $this->Users->save($user); } else { $this->Cookie->delete('CookieAuth'); } } } ``` In your `login` action, after `$this->Auth->setUser($user);` : ``` //It will write Cookie without RememberMe checkbox $this->Cookie->configKey('CookieAuth', [ 'expires' => '+1 year', 'httpOnly' => true ]); $this->Cookie->write('CookieAuth', [ 'username' => $this->request->data('username'), 'password' => $this->request->data('password') ]); //If you want use a RememberMe checkbox in your form : //In your view echo $this->Form->checkbox('remember_me'); //In the login action : if($this->request->data('remember_me')) { $this->Cookie->configKey('CookieAuth', [ 'expires' => '+1 year', 'httpOnly' => true ]); $this->Cookie->write('CookieAuth', [ 'username' => $this->request->data('username'), 'password' => $this->request->data('password') ]); } ``` Contribute ---------- [](#contribute) [Follow this guide to contribute](https://github.com/Xety/Cake3-CookieAuth/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) ### Health Score 37 — LowBetter than 81% of packages Maintenance16 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity40 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community19 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity62 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 81.8% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. 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