MeNeedz Auth

[eluser]davidbehler[/eluser]
Yes, yes, I know. There are quite a few authentication libraries around but I just can't deny you my own little creation!

The name "MeNeedz Auth" might be kinda strange to you (it derives from the working title of my current project) but don't let that stop you from testing it!

So, what does my library do?
It handles the process of login and can be used to restrict access to a specific user group.

But that's what most of the libraries posted here can do. How's yours different?
I think my library is different because it does not require a certain database layout or a database at all. You can choose to use salting or not (and how you want to combine the salt with the passwort), tell the library what encryption to use (md5 and sha so far) or even don't use a database at all and only use a certain identifier/password combination.

Identifier? Yes! You are not restricted to use the username and a password for login, you can use what ever identifier you want to use. E-mail? Full name? A number? What ever you want!

Does the library have any requirements at all? Yes, sadly it does. You need a library called "session" (e.g. the standard codeigniter session library) to handle the session.

How can I tell the library how I want my users to be authed?
When loading the library you can either use a config array as a parameter or create a config file "auth.php" in your config folder where you can set all the parameters. What parameters can be used can be seen in the library. If you don't want to use the config array or the config file then you can just go ahead and change the variables in the library.

Ok. Sounds great! Where can I get that wonderful thing?
Just grab it from here: --&gt; click me <--
View the user guide here (also included in the download: --&gt; click me <--

Latest Update on 18-11-2008
Version 1.7:
- Added a new function that let's you set a new password for a given user

I am really looking forward to your comments and your suggestions on how to improve the library!

Greets,
waldmeister