Why cannot authenticate a user using Auth::atempt in Laravel? - php

Question

This is routes file and $users shows the values but login fails
Route::post('login', function () {
$user = array(
'username' => Input::get('username'),
'password' => Input::get('password')
);
if(Auth::attempt($user))
{
return Redirect::to('profile')
->with('flash_notice', 'You are successfully logged in.');
}
else
{
// authentication failure! lets go back to the login page
return Redirect::route('login')
->with('flash_error', 'Your username/password combination was incorrect.')
->withInput();
}
});
Modal:
<?php
use Illuminate\Auth\UserInterface;
use Illuminate\Auth\Reminders\RemindableInterface;
class User extends Eloquent implements UserInterface, RemindableInterface {
/**
* The database table used by the model.
*
* #var string
*/
protected $table = 'users';
/**
* The attributes excluded from the model's JSON form.
*
* #var array
*/
protected $hidden = array('password');
/**
* Get the unique identifier for the user.
*
* #return mixed
*/
public function getAuthIdentifier()
{
return $this->getKey();
}
/**
* Get the password for the user.
*
* #return string
*/
public function getAuthPassword()
{
return $this->password;
}
/**
* Get the e-mail address where password reminders are sent.
*
* #return string
*/
public function getReminderEmail()
{
return $this->email;
}
}

Answer 1

When using the authentication mechanism provided by Laravel you should pass the following check list:
The database column where you store the password should be a string with a length of 60 characters.
The password should be stored encrypted, no plain. Since we are talking about BCrypt it has to be a value similar to: $2a$10$KssILxWNR6k62B7yiX0GAe2Q7wwHlrzhF3LqtVvpyvHZf0MwvNfVu.
You have to configure the security mechanism by editing the file located app/config/auth.php.
After that, you will eventually have your problem solved.