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The Users plugin for CakePHP provides a comprehensive, extensible solution for user management, authentication, and authorization. It's designed to get you up and running with a full-featured user system in minutes, while remaining flexible enough for complex, custom applications.

Versions and branches

CakePHP	CakeDC Users Plugin	Tag	Notes
^5.3	16.x	16.0.0	Stable (Current)
^5.0	15.x	15.1.3	Stable
^5.0	14.x	14.3.4	Stable
^4.5	13.x	13.0.1	Stable
^4.3	11.x	11.1.0	Stable
^4.0	9.x	9.0.5	Stable
^3.7	8.x	8.5.1	Stable

Key Features

User Lifecycle: Registration, email validation, profile management, and password reset.
Authentication: Login/Logout, "Remember Me" (Cookie), and Magic Link (one-click login).
Social Login: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google, LinkedIn (via OpenID Connect), Amazon, GitHub.
Security & 2FA:
- One-Time Password (OTP) for Two-Factor Authentication.
- Webauthn (Yubico Key, TouchID, etc.) for Two-Factor Authentication.
- Account lockout policy after failed attempts.
- Password strength meter.
- reCaptcha v2 and v3 support.
Authorization: Integrated RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) and Superuser support via CakeDC/auth.
Extensibility: Easily extend Controllers, Models (Tables/Entities), Mailers, and Templates.
Admin Management: Out-of-the-box CRUD for user management.

Requirements

CakePHP 5.0+
PHP 8.1+

Quick Start (Installation)

Install via Composer:
```
composer require cakedc/users
```

Load the Plugin: In your src/Application.php:

public function bootstrap(): void
{
    parent::bootstrap();
    $this->addPlugin('CakeDC/Users');
}

Run Migrations:

bin/cake migrations migrate -p CakeDC/Users

Create a Superuser:
```
bin/cake users add_superuser
```

Documentation

For full installation details, configuration options, and tutorials, please visit the Documentation.

Support

Bugs & Features: Please use the GitHub issues section.
Commercial Support: Contact CakeDC for professional assistance.

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please review our Contribution Guidelines and the CakeDC Plugin Standard.

License

Licensed under the MIT License. Redistributions of the source code must retain the copyright notice.

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