feature #5435 Added information about the four sub-components of Security component (javiereguiluz)

wouterj · wouterj · commit e141c8797535 · 2015-06-26T11:18:47.000+02:00
This PR was squashed before being merged into the 2.6 branch (closes #5435). Discussion ---------- Added information about the four sub-components of Security component | Q | A | ------------- | --- | Doc fix? | no | New docs? | yes | Applies to | 2.6+ | Fixed tickets | #4151 Commits ------- 839342d Added information about the four sub-components of Security component
diff --git a/components/security/introduction.rst b/components/security/introduction.rst
@@ -21,6 +21,23 @@ You can install the component in 2 different ways:
 
 .. include:: /components/require_autoload.rst.inc
 
+Starting from Symfony 2.4, the Security component is divided into four smaller
+sub-components which can be used separately:
+
+``symfony/security-core``
+    It provides all the common security features, from authentication to
+    authorization and from encoding passwords to loading users.
+
+``symfony/security-http``
+    It integrates the core sub-component with the HTTP protocol to handle HTTP
+    requests and responses.
+
+``symfony/security-csrf``
+    It provides protection against `CSRF attacks`_.
+
+``symfony/security-acl``
+    It provides a fine grained permissions mechanism based on Access Control Lists.
+
 Sections
 --------
 
@@ -30,3 +47,4 @@ Sections
 * :doc:`/components/security/secure_tools`
 
 .. _Packagist: https://packagist.org/packages/symfony/security
+.. _`CSRF attacks`: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-site_request_forgery
