Specify username for Redis authentication

[game5413]

I was wondering, can laravel specify Redis user that want authenticated from .env ? i'm using phpredis and lookup into documentation link it can be specified using array or array associative. Maybe something like REDIS_USERNAME on .env side, i'd tried that already, it seem that illuminate/redis only using password for authentication $client->auth($config['password']);.

[xelab]

Hello, I'm waiting this feature too but FYI there is a workaround, in your database.php file you can set this :
'redis' => [ 'default' => [ ..., 'password' => ['user' => 'user', 'pass' => 'pass'], ... ], ]

[barismar]

Thanks!
This is a workaround but I found a better way to do that, you can add context in your database config starting from Laravel 6.

It only works if the version of your phpredis extension is >= 5.3.0, to check the version please go to this Link.

[xelab]

You're right, that's a more elegant way!

[game5413]

@xelab I'm already tried that, but still the user that used for authenticated still not changed. My first schema create new user with name admin for administration, and create another user with name myuser for general task, and deleting the default user. After set config from database.php still not changed (and got an error because user default already deleted), i think because Laravel not passing username like the example from phpredis. It only using SETNAME for changing display name on CLIENT LIST, so not changing the user name that we using for authentication. In below i'm attaching the illuminate/redis code when creating connection.

Because the first schema was failed, for now i'm just create username admin for administration and login by that user and change for permission the default user.

[game5413]

And yeah, it just like weird if we put an array into password it seem like have two password 😅

[xelab]

Yes, that's just a workaround 😅 I agree with you that associative array or not should not matter (maybe it was another mistake for me, I'll retry some day). Btw I'm sorry, I don't understand why that's doesn't work for you (I use php 8 and Laravel 8 FYI).

[game5413]

It's ok, thanks to you there was workaround for these (i can't call these a issue because i don't know it was created like that with a purpose or not), and maybe there was a mistake from me when using array. I'm still using PHP 7.4 and Lumen 8 (I think because my Lumen dependecies still using early old 8 version, but i realy don't know for sure).

[xelab]

I'm not sure, but maybe your phpredis version is not the latest and doesn't implement the auth with user/pass, that could explain why my workaround doesn't work for you. Authentication with user/pass (ACL) on Redis is quite new (since version 6).

[xelab]

Oh, I didn't understand in your last message that's finally worked, good news!

[sudoanand]

You can use php-redis to authenticate using ACL (username and password combo)

Following example works for me using AWS MemoryDB for redis.

$redis = new \Redis();
$redis->connect('tsl://ENDPOINT', 6379);
$redis->rawCommand("auth", "USERNAME", "PASSWORD");
echo $redis->set("test","2");
echo $redis->get("test");

[jyxjjj]

IDK what version of laravel this issue has been started but why don't you thought about to pass "name:pass" in password field? AUTH command is supported by both space and ":". So... Or maybe it is a feature published between this issue started and i came here?