Auth Component not logging in users - php

Question

I am unable to get the Auth component to login once passed credentials in a post method.
I am using CakePHP2.*
I am trying to write a web service.
Please below the code i have written to configure the Auth component in the AppController and below that the UserController for the User model
class AppController extends Controller {
public $components = array(
'DebugKit.Toolbar',
'Session',
'Auth' => array(
'loginRedirect' => array('controller' => 'user', 'action' => 'view'),
'logoutRedirect' => array('controller' => 'user', 'action' => 'home'),
'authenticate' => array('Form' => array('fields' => array('username'=>'username','password'=>'password'))),
'userScope'=> array('User.active_yn' => 1),
'userModel'=>'User',
'loginAction'=>array('controller' => 'user', 'action' => 'login'),
'autoRedirect'=>true,
'authError'=>'You dont have access to that area. Please login first.',
'loginError'=>'Username or password entered is incorrect. Please try again.',
'authorize' => array('Controller') // Added this line
)
);
public function isAuthorized($user) {
// Admin can access every action
if (isset($user['active_yn']) && $user['active_yn'] === 1) { //admin
return true;
}
// Default deny
return false;
}
public function beforeFilter() { }
}
class UserController extends AppController {
public $helpers = array('Html', 'Form', 'Session');
public $components = array('Session');
public $validate = array(
'email' => array('rule' => 'notEmpty')
);
public function index() {
$this->set('User', $this->User->find('all'));
}
public function view($id = null) {
if (!$id) {
throw new NotFoundException(__('Invalid User'));
}
$User = $this->User->findById($id);
if (!$User) {
throw new NotFoundException(__('Invalid User'));
}
$this->set('User', $User);
}
public function login() {
if ($this->request->is('post')) {
if ($this->Auth->login()) {
return $this->redirect($this->Auth->redirect());
}
$this->Session->setFlash(__('Invalid username or password, try again'));
}
$this->set('request', $this->request->data);
}
public function logout() {
return $this->redirect($this->Auth->logout());
}
public function beforeFilter() {
parent::beforeFilter();
$this->Auth->allow('view','login','logout');
}
}

Answer 1

Your controller names in the Auth configuration need to be in plural