setup.rb

# This file is specifically setup for use with the merb-auth plugin.
# This file should be used to setup and configure your authentication stack.
# It is not required and may safely be deleted.
#
# To change the parameter names for the password or login field you may set either of these two options
#
# Merb::Plugins.config[:"merb-auth"][:login_param] = :email 
# Merb::Plugins.config[:"merb-auth"][:password_param] = :my_password_field_name

begin
  # Sets the default class ofr authentication.  This is primarily used for 
  # Plugins and the default strategies
  Merb::Authentication.user_class = User
  
  
  # Mixin the salted user mixin
  # require 'merb-auth-more/mixins/salted_user' # added manually before class User so it is included in children classes
  # (Merb::Authentication.user_class.descendants + [Merb::Authentication.user_class]).each {|c| c.class_eval{ include Merb::Authentication::Mixins::SaltedUser } }
    
  # Setup the session serialization
  class Merb::Authentication

    def fetch_user(session_user_id)
      Merb::Authentication.user_class.get(session_user_id)
    end

    def store_user(user)
      user.nil? ? user : user.id
    end
  end
  
rescue
  Merb.logger.error <<-TEXT
  
    You need to setup some kind of user class with merb-auth.  
    Merb::Authentication.user_class = User
    
    If you want to fully customize your authentication you should use merb-core directly.  
    
    See lib/authentication/setup.rb and strategies.rb to customize your setup

    TEXT
end

strategies.rb

# This file is specifically for you to define your strategies 
#
# You should declare you strategies directly and/or use 
# Merb::Authentication.activate!(:label_of_strategy)
#
# To load and set the order of strategy processing

Merb::Slices::config[:"merb-auth-slice-password"][:no_default_strategies] = true

Merb::Authentication.activate!(:default_password_form)
Merb::Authentication.activate!(:default_basic_auth)

module Merb::Authentication::Strategies
  class Company < Basic::Form
    def user_class
      ::Company
    end
  end
end