$this->Auth->identify(); always returning false

Right now I am working on authentication process, changing it from 2.7.5 to 3.6.

I have change from auth login to this->Auth->identify() but it is giving boolean (false).

getting below output on debugging:

\src\Controller\UsersController.php (line 36 )

[ ‘User’ => [ ‘username’ => ‘leon’, ‘password’ => ‘anuj’ ], ‘btnSubmit’ => ‘’ ]

\src\Controller\UsersController.php (line 37 )

false

User Controller :
function login() {
$this->set(‘title_for_layout’,‘Please Login’);
$this->layout = ‘login’;
if ($this->request->is(‘post’)) {
$user = $this->Auth->identify();debug($user);die;
if ($user) {
$this->Flash->set(‘You are logged in!’, ‘flash_good’);
return $this->redirect($this->Auth->redirectUrl());
}
else {
$this->Flash->set(
__(‘Username or password is incorrect’),
[‘element’ => ‘default’]
);
}
}
}

Any suggestions?

Regards
Anuj

Your code seems to be OK (however I would suggest a few changes).

But you are missing to set the user for the auth component.

if ($user) {
    $this->Auth->setUser($user);
    $this->Flash->set(‘You are logged in!’, ‘flash_good’);

https://book.cakephp.org/3.0/en/controllers/components/authentication.html#identifying-users-and-logging-them-in

Yes, I agree with you but $this->Auth->identify(); is giving false.
I have already tried with the above code but its going in else condition because its unable to find anything as $this->Auth->identify(); returning false.

Thanks

Regards
Anuj

Hi,
This issue has been resolved.
Password was not matching after converting into hash so I have created a custom password matching while following the cakephp 2.7.5 and now its working fine. I am able to login now.

Thanks!

Regards
Anuj