---
name: "Jifty::Plugin::Authentication::Password"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libjifty-perl"
version: "1.10518+dfsg-2"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Jifty::Plugin::Authentication::Password"
---

# Jifty::Plugin::Authentication::Password(3pm)

password authentication plugin

## NAME

Jifty::Plugin::Authentication::Password - password authentication plugin

## SYNOPSIS

\# In your jifty config.yml under the framework section:

```
  Plugins:
    - LetMe: {}
    - User: {}
    - Authentication::Password:
        login_by: email
```

\# we now support two login\_by: email or username

## DESCRIPTION

**CAUTION:** This plugin is experimental.

This may be combined with the Jifty::Plugin::User and Jifty::Plugin::LetMe plugins to provide user accounts and form-based password authentication to your application.

### METHODS

### prereq\_plugins

This plugin depends on the User and LetMe plugins.

### init

## SEE ALSO

Jifty::Manual::AccessControl, Jifty::Plugin::User, Jifty::Plugin::LetMe, Jifty::Plugin::Authentication::Password::Mixin::Model::User

## LICENSE

Jifty is Copyright 2005-2010 Best Practical Solutions, LLC. Jifty is distributed under the same terms as Perl itself.