Authenticate This!

A plugin for Coldfusion on Wheels by Andy Bellenie

Adds bCrypt authentication helper methods to any model.

Database

Requires a CHAR(60) column to store the hashed password. Default property name is 'passwordHash'

Setup

Add authenticateThis() to the `config()` block of any model.

<cfcomponent extends="Wheels" output="false">
	<cffunction name="init">
		<cfset authenticateThis()>
	</cffunction>
</cfcomponent>

Methods

• Setup
  • authenticateThis()
• Callbacks
  • hashPassword()
• API
  • checkPassword()
  • resetPassword()
  • generateRandomPassword()

Usage

To create a new hashed password, set a 'password' property and save, e.g. user.create(password="foobar", name=etc.). See method arguments for further usage information.

Work factor / Performance

The default work factor for bCrypt is set at 12 for a balance of security and performance. This can be increased or decreased using the workFactor argument of authenticateThis()

Support

I try to keep my plugins free from bugs and up to date with Wheels releases, but life often gets in the way. If you encounter a problem please log an issue using the tracker on github, where you can also browse my other plugins.
https://github.com/andybellenie