LARAVEL LARAVEL Authentication & Security

Question 1

Which Laravel package provides a simple, pre-built authentication scaffolding including login, registration, and password reset?

Accepted Answer

Laravel Breeze

Answer

Laravel Fortify

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Laravel Passport

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Laravel Sanctum

Question 2

How do you check if a user is authenticated in a Laravel controller?

Accepted Answer

auth()->check()

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Auth::loggedIn()

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session()->authenticated()

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user()->exists()

Question 3

What is the purpose of Laravel Sanctum?

Accepted Answer

To provide lightweight API token authentication and SPA authentication

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To manage OAuth2 server flows for third-party apps

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To encrypt all database columns

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To rate-limit authentication attempts

Question 4

Which `auth` middleware key restricts a route to authenticated users in Laravel?

Accepted Answer

auth

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verified

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throttle

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signed

Question 5

What does `Hash::make()` do in Laravel?

Accepted Answer

Creates a bcrypt hash of a given string for secure password storage

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Generates an MD5 checksum of a file

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Encrypts a value using the application key

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Creates a signed URL hash

Question 6

Which method verifies a plain-text password against a stored hash in Laravel?

Accepted Answer

Hash::check($plainText, $hashedValue)

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Hash::verify($plainText, $hashedValue)

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Hash::compare($plainText, $hashedValue)

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Hash::validate($plainText, $hashedValue)