CodeIgniter 1.7 Authentication Library

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I'm trying to find an authentication library for CodeIgniter 1.7.x, but am not having much luck. I originally found this stackoverflow post: How should I choose an authentication library for CodeIgniter?, which listed several, but most were either too simple and/or were designed for CodeIgniter 1.5.x

I've played with FreakAuth, UserAuth, Redux, and several others, but had issues getting any of them to properly work. Does anyone know of a good library to use with CodeIgniter 1.7.x?

I'm looking too. There doesn't seem to be one that's super great for 1.7...not that I've found. — Kevin Brown, Jul 24 '09 at 19:21

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 27 '09 at 18:27

I was looking for the simplest Authentication library a few months ago, and I found 'The Authentication Library'. It is very easy to use, the author has a CI-User_guide-type for help, and it doesn't have any of the bloat I've found in other auth libraries.

You can find it here: http://programmersvoice.com/codeigniter/the-authentication-library-1-0-6

The author is very responsive on the CI boards and on his facebook/twitter page for comments and assistance. Try it out, I've had success with it in my 1.7 apps.

Chris · Answer 2 · 2010-01-05T00:59:51.087

In case any one else finds this thread the best, and easiest authentication library I have found so far is TankAuth. Super easy to install and comes with all the basic auth examples (login, logout, remember me, forgotten password etc).

Edit - apparently Tank_auth was created in response to a list of requirements on another discussion here about what an auth library should do, so doubly worth looking into.

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 07 '10 at 12:45

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Ion Auth is currently one of the more attractive options. It's lean, widely used, actively maintained and has a good feature set.

answered Jul 07 '10 at 12:45

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 26 '09 at 13:16

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Have you tried DX Auth? It's very full featured and works with 1.7 (says so in the post, and I have personally used it).

answered Mar 26 '09 at 13:16

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score 0 · Answer 5 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:27

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Redux 2 beta is built for 1.7 however obviously, it is still in beta.

There is a large discussion on this topic here:

How should I choose an authentication library for CodeIgniter?

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answered Mar 26 '09 at 13:11

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Quite obviously. I've tried to use it, but it ended up frustrating me too much to deal with it. – Kevin Brown Jul 24 '09 at 19:20

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Jun 05 '09 at 18:52

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I've successfully tested Redux2 Beta on a CI 1.7 smallish project. No issues and the code was very easy to understand (needed no further documentation). I'm looking forward for the final release.

answered Jun 05 '09 at 18:52

CodeIgniter 1.7 Authentication Library

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