General
We use middleware to address the authentication topic. This is recommend from L5.
See php artisan route:list command table field middleware:
auth middleware
[schmto@mablx10 lara]$ php artisan route:list
+--------+----------+----------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| Domain | Method | URI | Name | Action | Middleware |
+--------+----------+----------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------+
...
| | POST | admin/Contract | Contract.store | Modules\ProvBase\Http\Controllers\ContractController@store | auth:create
| | GET|HEAD | admin/Contract | Contract.index | Modules\ProvBase\Http\Controllers\ContractController@index | auth:view
| | POST | admin/Contract/create | Contract.create | Modules\ProvBase\Http\Controllers\ContractController@create | auth:create
| | GET|HEAD | admin/Contract/create | Contract.create | Modules\ProvBase\Http\Controllers\ContractController@create | auth:create
| | GET|HEAD | admin/Contract/datatables | Contract.data | Modules\ProvBase\Http\Controllers\ContractController@index_datatables_ajax | auth:view
| | GET|HEAD | admin/Contract/dump | Contract.dumpall | Modules\ProvBase\Http\Controllers\ContractController@dumpall | auth:view
| | PATCH | admin/Contract/{Contract} | Contract.update | Modules\ProvBase\Http\Controllers\ContractController@update | auth:edit
| | DELETE | admin/Contract/{Contract} | Contract.destroy | Modules\ProvBase\Http\Controllers\ContractController@destroy | auth:delete
| | PUT | admin/Contract/{Contract} | Contract.update | Modules\ProvBase\Http\Controllers\ContractController@update | auth:edit
| | GET|HEAD | admin/Contract/{Contract}/dump | Contract.dump | Modules\ProvBase\Http\Controllers\ContractController@dump | auth:view
| | GET|HEAD | admin/Contract/{Contract}/edit | Contract.edit | Modules\ProvBase\Http\Controllers\ContractController@edit | auth:view
...