Question

I have 2 authenticate method for Auth component. Default and Special.
First method is for all users, and Special for my friends…

I want to change authenticate method to Special when posted role is equal to 2..
So I put this in my UsersController login method:

if($this->request->data['role'] == 2){
    $this->Auth->authenticate = 'Special';
    echo 'Method changed!';
}
if($this->Auth->login()){
    ......
}

and if AppController, where I set $components:

public $components = array('RequestHandler', 'Session',
    'Auth' => array('authenticate' => 'Default'));

but, when I send a form with role=2, it prints Method changed but won’t change the authenticate method and use Default method..

Have I made a mistake?

Answer 1

I’ve a simplier solution :

In your controller, define your new authenticate array :

$this->Auth->authenticate = array('Form' => array(
    'userModel' => 'User',
    'fields' => array('username' => 'login', 'password' => 'password'),
));

Then to make your changes effective in your application, simply write :

$this->Auth->constructAuthenticate();

That’s all 🙂