Play2-Auth vs SecureSocial vs Deadbolt2

Question

I am using Play2 with scala. I am new in Play2 and scala. I need authentication and authorization in a project. So which is the best for me from following? And why?

1. Play2-Auth
2. SecureSocial
3. Deadbolt2

Is any one like a Spring security? I need authorization based on a user role and also need social login like google+, facebook and twitter and also our own side login.

So please tell me the best solution for me. And also explain why it best?

Answer 1

Deadbolt2 is only an Authorization framework. Play2-Auth and SecureSocial both do Authentication and Authorization but their Authorization capabilities are much weaker than Deadbolt2. Play2-Auth does not have social login capabilities (that I know of). SecureSocial does.

I am using SecureSocial for the exact use case you are mentioning: social and local logins with role-based authorization. It works well for my purposes. I am using the current stable version (2.1.4 for Play 2.2.x) but be advised that the next version (that supports Play 2.3.x) is quite different and the upgrade procedure is painful. I have tried it once and have given up on it for the time being.