How to implement stateful and stateless authentication in Laravel



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In Laravel, you can implement both stateful and stateless authentication easily using the built-in authentication system. Laravel provides a convenient way to handle user authentication with the help of the Auth facade.

Stateful Authentication:

Stateful authentication typically involves using sessions to maintain the user's login state. Laravel provides a make:auth command to scaffold the basic views and controllers needed for authentication. If you haven't done this yet, you can run:

bash
php artisan make:auth

This command will generate the necessary controllers, views, and routes for login, registration, and password reset functionality. The default authentication driver is session-based.

Protecting Routes:

To protect routes with stateful authentication, you can use the auth middleware. Add this middleware to the routes or controllers that require authentication:

php
Route::middleware('auth')->group(function () {
    // Your authenticated routes go here
});

Stateless Authentication:

Stateless authentication, on the other hand, involves using tokens (usually JSON Web Tokens or API tokens) to authenticate requests. Laravel Passport is a popular package for implementing OAuth2 and API token-based authentication in Laravel.

Install Laravel Passport:

bash
composer require laravel/passport

Run Passport Install and Migrate:

bash
php artisan passport:install
php artisan migrate

Update User Model:

Make your User model implement the Laravel\Passport\HasApiTokens trait:

php
use Laravel\Passport\HasApiTokens;

class User extends Authenticatable
{
    use HasApiTokens, Notifiable;
    //...
}

Middleware for Stateless Authentication:

For stateless authentication, you can use the auth:api middleware. This middleware is included with Laravel Passport and verifies the presence of a valid token on each request.

php
Route::middleware('auth:api')->group(function () {
    // Your authenticated API routes go here
});

Generating API Tokens:

To generate an API token for a user, you can use the createToken method:

php
$token = $user->createToken('Token Name')->accessToken;

This token can then be included in the Authorization header of subsequent requests.

These are the basic steps for implementing stateful and stateless authentication in Laravel. Choose the method that best fits your application's requirements.




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