Today I wanted to showcase some of the popular authorization systems that work with CodeIgniter. From what I can see this is one of the biggest areas the framework is missing. But I also see their point of view because everyone and their brother wants a different setup or want to it perform differently.
DX Auth
DX Auth is an authentication library for Code Igniter. It’s goal to enable you to easily include secure and easy to use authentication library to your project, while giving you the flexibility to choose from simple authentication system to full fledged authentication system.
Erkana
My goal with this library was to create a small set of methods and helpers that would prove useful for a variety of user authentication while not hijacking the framework and forcing you to adopt the practices that library dictates.
FreakAuth
Mammoth authorization system for CodeIgniter.
Simple Login Secure
Simplelogin is designed to give you a quick and simple login library that will get you up and running with an unobtrusive authorization system very quickly. It does not try to guess how you want to structure your app, it simply tries to give you a little help.
The Auth Library
The Auth Library is a small but powerful authentication library for CodeIgniter.
Auth library for CodeIgniter tutorial
For me personally I like this one the best. It is very simple and just enough to get started with out having tons of files to have to wade through.
Redux Authentication
Redux Auth is a streamlined authentication package for CodeIgniter that can be ready in minutes, even faster if you use our premade application which has all the controllers, models and views set up for you.
The Authentication Library 1.0.4
The Authentication Library started out as a small, easy to use Authentication library for the CodeIgniter framework. Over time the library has grown and has now essentially become a platform for applications with it’s easy to use interface and it’s strong administration panel. The Authentication Library has established a strong brand within the CodeIgniter community and is constantly being updated and improved. The Library is mostly coded by Adam Griffiths, with some small changes being added in from other CodeIgniter developers.
The Authentication Library was built with simplicity and security in mind, so simple in fact that to use the library you essentially only write one extra character in your controller files.
What Code Igniter authentication library is best?
A great overview of some of the positives and negatives of each CodeIgniter authentication libraries.
What are your thoughts which one do you use and why?
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