# Symfony Cheat Sheet — Authentication

> Symfony Security provides a robust authentication system that includes providers, firewalls, and access controls to ensure a secure and controlled access environment.

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Symfony Security provides a robust authentication system that includes providers, firewalls, and access controls to ensure a secure and controlled access environment. Authentication settings can be configured in config/packages/security.yaml.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```yaml
    providers:
        app_user_provider:
            entity:
                class: App\Entity\User
                property: email
```

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```yaml
    firewalls:
        dev: # disable security on routes used in development env
            pattern: ^/(_(profiler|wdt)|css|images|js)/
            security: false
        admin: # handle authentication in /admin pattern routes
            lazy: true
            provider: app_user_provider
            pattern: ^/admin
            custom_authenticator: App\Security\AdminAuthenticator
            logout:
                path: app_logout
                target: app_login
        main: # main firewall that include all remaining routes
            lazy: true
            provider: app_user_provider
```

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```yaml
    access_control:
        - { path: ^/admin, roles: ROLE_ADMIN } # only user with ROLE_ADMIN role is allowed
        - { path: ^/login, roles: PUBLIC_ACCESS } # everyone can access this route
```

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