This bundle allow you to use a token authentication mechanism similar to OAuth but much more simplified.

First, enable bundle in your AppKernel by adding it to the registerBundles method:

... new Youshido\TokenAuthenticationBundle\TokenAuthenticationBundle(),

Then create provider and firewall under app/config/security.yml (if you don't have encoder yet – might as well add it here):

security: providers: api_user_provider: id: token_user_provider encoders: AppBundle\Entity\User: md5 firewalls: api_firewall: pattern: ^/.* stateless: true simple_preauth: authenticator: token_authenticator provider: api_user_provider anonymous: ~ 

Now add your model class name to the service declaration app/config/config.yml:

token_authentication: user_model: "AppBundle\\Entity\\User"