Francisco Giraldo

API Token Authentication in Symfony 6

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This article lists the steps to create a Token authentication system for an API.

Install the Security and Maker bundles

composer require symfony/security-bundle

composer require maker --dev

Create a User entity and security configuration

php bin/console make:user

Create an API Token entity

php bin/console make:entity

Class Name: ApiToken

Class properties:

- token (string) 

- user (relation ManyToOne with User)

Create migration files and DB tables

php bin/console make:migration

php bin/console doctrine:migrations:migrate

Create the Authenticator class

php bin/console make:auth

Select:

- Empty authenticator
- Class name: ApiTokenAuthenticator

Configure the Authenticator class

View code example




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