obAuth is what I've been using. It's nice, with no thrills. The others are just too complicated for what I'm trying to do.
On 9/9/07, Matt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Thanks for the reply Chris. I'm talking about an authentication > system, the ACL part is too simple to bother using someone elses > system unless of course this one is simple enough. > > I've found lots of "add-on" auth components for cake but no CakePHP > branded authentication component. There's othAuth, dAuth, rbAuth, > simpleAuth, obAuthl... but I personally think there is too many and > when ever I reference them they are always changing or maybe I just > can't find the one I look at last because they all have the same name. > > I did find the security component which is pretty useful but I haven't > found an authentication component in the cake libs. Is there somewhere > I'm not looking? > > Anyways, a good article or post about this would be invaluable so > please let me know if you do. > > Oh and good luck with your lawn, my apartment didn't come with one so > atleast you have one. > > -- > Matt > > On Sep 9, 5:55 am, "Chris Hartjes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 9/8/07, Matt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I've starting my first cake site, yum cake! > > > > > One of the first decisions I've wondering I've trying to make is to do > > > my own auth system or use one of the many being actively developed. I > > > was hoping for some feedback on what others have found what has > > > worked. > > > > Are you talking about Authentication (where you verify that people > > have a valid login and password for a site) or Access Control (where > > you determine if someone has the proper privileges to access a > > particular page). People often mix the two together. > > > > If you want to use Authentication and some really simple Access > > Control, you can use CakePHP's Auth component. Then, by specifying > > that you wish to use either a method in the controller or a method in > > a model you can do simple access control. I have done this on two > > different sites now, both CDC projects (one internal, one under > > development for a client and not ready to show the world yet). > > > > I was thinking about this while outside putting fertilizer on my lawn > > in a vain attempt to improve it's scrubby appearance and I think that > > I need to do a blog post about how to use Auth, collecting all the > > information I've seen around plus my experience with it as well. > > > > -- > > Chris Hartjes > > Senior Developer > > Cake Development Corporation > > > > My motto for 2007: "Just build it, damnit!" > > > > @TheBallpark -http://www.littlehart.net/attheballpark > > @TheKeyboard -http://www.littlehart.net/atthekeyboard > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
