cakephp-tinyauthINI-based Auth for CakePHP

Define authentication and authorization rules in INI files instead of scattering allow/deny calls across every controller. A thin wrapper over the official Authentication and Authorization plugins.

5-min Quick Start

Authentication

Authorization

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All rules in INI files

Whitelist public actions in auth_allow.ini, define role permissions in auth_acl.ini. Stop sprinkling allow/deny calls across controllers.

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Working auth in under 5 minutes

Install the official plugins, drop in two TinyAuth components, write two short INI files. That's the whole setup.

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Plugin-friendly by default

Picks up actions from every loaded plugin without modifications. No "register your plugin's controllers" step.

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Cached on first read

INI files parsed once and cached. Auto-bypassed in debug mode for fast iteration; cleared on deploy.

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DebugKit Auth panel

See per URL which rule matched, why a request was allowed or denied, and what role the current user has. No more guessing.

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Custom adapters

Swap the INI file backend for a database-driven one or your own. The TinyAuthBackend plugin ships a ready-made GUI for this.